NAMI Maine Talks20 Feb 2024

The Importance of Self-Care - The Danger in Silence

In today's episode of The Danger in Silence, Hannah and Devon talk about the importance of self-care. They provide ideas and tips on how you can implement better self-care practices into your life... From starting new habits, to flossing and journalism, our team will discuss ways to care for oneself and better each other's mental health!

Hosts: Devon Gross (NAMI Maine's Coordinator of Adult Education) and Hannah Woodman (NAMI Maine's Helpline Coordinator)

#SelfCareTips #SelfCareIsNotSelfish #MenatlHealthMattersToME #Maine

Helpful Links:

- Melani, Debra. “Can Flossing Help Prevent Alzheimer’s and Strokes?” CU Anschutz Newsroom, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 3 Feb. 2023, news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/can-flossing-help-prevent-alzheimers-and-strokes

- “Good Oral Health May Help Protect against Alzheimer’s.” Harvard Health, 1 Sept. 2019, www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/good-oral-health-may-help-protect-against-alzheimers

- “Large Study Links Gum Disease with Dementia.” National Institute on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 9 July 2020, www.nia.nih.gov/news/large-study-links-gum-disease-dementia

- Building a Self-Care Plan: https://brocku.ca/human-rights/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/unct-ye-dss-doc-building-self-care-toolkit-en.pdf

- Maine DHHS Program (offering free stress management and resiliency resources): https://strengthenme.com/

- Mental Health America, Self-Care Checkup: https://screening.mhanational.org/content/self-care-checkup/

- Wellness Recovery Action Plan: https://www.wellnessrecoveryactionplan.com/

Additional Resources...

NAMI Maine Helpline - https://namimaine.org/helplinemaine/

Teen Support - https://namimaine.org/teentextline/

(207) 515-8398

(800) 464-5767

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