Jennifer Wright-Berryman

Staying Proud In this time of uncertainty

During #pride month, here is a reflection on my fight.

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The Healing Power of Wonder Curiosity as medicine for our mental health

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Spring Cleaning Our Minds Decluttering, Organizing, and Simplifying for our Mental Health

Spring cleaning your home? What about spring cleaning for your mind? Check out my Substack ThriveMind newsletter on how decluttering, organizing, and simplifying can improve our #mentalhealth. thethrivemind.substack.com/p/spring-cle...

Garth Brooks started following me on TikTok. I’ve officially made it.

Happy #Mother’sDay to all the women who mother, because mothering isn’t defined by blood, but by love.
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Moving Waltz to the UN is reminiscent of the Catholic Church moving abusive priests to other churches.

Tales From the Mental Health Field Jack’s Story: Part II

Don’t miss Part 2 of Tales From the Mental Health Field. If you want more mental health content, check out my Substack. thethrivemind.substack.com/p/tales-from...

Tales from the Mental Health Field Stories of Hope and Recovery

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#mentalhealth #recovery

How Can I Help? The motivations and effects of helping

Now more than ever, we need to show up for each other. I talk about the psychological and practical benefits of helping in this week’s ThriveMind newsletter.
If you’ve not subscribed yet, I would love your support! My goal is to improve our #mentalhealth

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We Need Help to Ask for Help. Why is asking for help so hard?

We need help asking for help. I set out to understand our barriers to asking for help, and I share what I found in this week’s ThriveMind newsletter #mentalhealth thethrivemind.substack.com/p/we-need-he...

The Impact of Positivity and Gratitude on Mental Health What does the research say?

Do positive affirmations and gratitude activities improve mental health? Check out my ThriveMind Substack for more about mental health and research on what works.
#mentalhealth #gratitude
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Change is HARD Listen now | Learning how to change is the first step

Change is hard, but I have some stories and ideas that can help:

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Anyone else worried our U.S. #mentalhealth system will take even more of a back seat? That people who need these supports the most will be ignored? I know I am.

Jennifer Wright-Berryman PhD | Substack Mental health and deathcare researcher, author, and student of life. Heterodox. Read, ask, listen, learn, think, repeat.

Change is hard. We can avoid it and keep sweeping things under rugs. Or we can tackle things, one step at a time, while giving ourselves grace and patience. My next newsletter will address how learning to change can improve our mental health. substack.com/@thethrivemi...

2/2 I received an email from one of his co-workers about yesterday’s newsletter thanking me and telling me he should spend more time contemplating his mental health. This is why I write. This is why I do what I do.

My heart is full in this moment. My husband, who works for a lumber company where the “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” mentality is pervasive, is sharing my Substack with his co-workers. #Mentalhealth among tradespeople is often stigmatized and ignored. 1/2

Mental Health Stigma Listen now | Talking Ourselves out of Talk Therapy

MentalHealthMonday Substack newsletter is all about stigma and how to dismantle it. This week I’ve also recorded the newsletter for those who’d rather listen. #mentalhealthmonday #mentalhealth #stigma
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ThriveMind | Jennifer Wright-Berryman PhD | Substack This Substack has a new look! I will be centering my focus on translating mental health and suicide prevention research into accessible and meaningful articles so everyone can make informed decisions....

It’s #mentalhealthmonday and my next newsletter “Stigma: Talking Ourselves out of Talk Therapy” hits tonight at 6:30. Stigma can be a huge barrier to getting help, and in this evening’s edition I will address the different forms of stigma and discuss solutions.

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Welcome to The ThriveMind Substack Making mental health research more accessible

Join my #mentalhealth #Substack where I make research accessible, dispel mental health myths, and share stories from the field.

No one should journey with mental health problems alone. Let’s do this together.

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Jennifer Wright-Berryman PhD on Substack Mental Health Mondays begin today! Join me as I kickstart ThriveMind, my reinvented Substack, where I offer translated and accessible mental health research, stories from the field, mental health myth...

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What happens when kindness accumulates? It turns into magic. Kindness that becomes magic saves lives and it doesn’t care who you are or what your story is…it will save you, too. #amquerying THE SHOW UPS

Rewatching Severance to prep for season two. I want to write some fanfic with Irv and Burt in mind. ❤️

No more book bans in Illinois. www.illinois.gov/news/press-r...

Writers beware. Check an agent’s website to confirm legitimacy.

It sounds interesting! I’m a creature of night habits myself.

THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY x ANXIOUS PEOPLE in which
a woman with terminal cancer experiences disturbing visions of four desperate people and dispatches an unsuspecting and anxious small town journalist on an epic journey to save them before her life clock runs out.
#WIPpit #F #A #Con #writingcommunity

Grading is done! Another semester in the books. Speaking of books, I’m finally reading A Man Called Ove. I’m on a Fredrick Backman kick since my novel WIP comps Anxious People. What are you all reading? #books #reading #booksky #whatimreading

You’re #kind. And your friends are kind. Then your consciousnesses connect to form an all-powerful kindness that can save humanity. #amwriting #wip #speculative #upmarket #author #kindnesssaveslives #bekind #yesyou

What am I doing when I’m not reading, writing, grading, talking to family, walking the dog, cooking, prepping for class, analyzing data, exercising, showering, paying bills, cleaning, or sleeping?

Nothing. Hopefully. #academiclife

#amwriting upmarket with speculative elements. Think Midnight Library meets Anxious People.