The Unifying Center

11/11/2013

Happy Veterans Day to all our military men and women! Thank you for your courage, service and heart. Sending our thoughts of love and gratitude to you this day and always!

10/29/2013

New directions for mental health promotion and treatment. Great article!

Supplemental treatment options may provide added benefit for those living with mental illness.

09/16/2013

The International Day of Peace is Saturday, 9/21/13 and the message this year is for -- locally and globally. Join the celebration and long-term vision toward nonviolence and .

The International Day of Peace is a time for reflection – a day when we reiterate our belief in non-violence and call for a global ceasefire. We ask people everywhere to observe a minute of silence, at noon local time, to honour those killed in conflict and the survivors who live with daily trauma…

07/19/2013

Complementary, alternative or integrative health care. Helpful breakdown and description of the differences between each one by the NCCAM. The future of medicine and honoring our bodies natural ability to self-heal.

Complementary, alternative, and integrative health definitions as well as NCCAM’s mission and role in this area of research. From the U.S . government’s NIH.

07/02/2013

What about the boys? and

Abigail Rine has a mission: Let’s empower our children, especially our boys, to speak out. And let’s listen when they do.

06/25/2013

Wonderful article on healing and recovery from addictions. A holistic approach to healing and life -- seeing our challenges as opportunities and perhaps blessings in disguise. Very well done!

By Mary Cook, M.A., R.A.S. When we are committed to personal growth, we understand that everything we experience is a means to enlighten us on our life journey. It is easy to be grateful for events that stimulate positive feelings, yet it is usually the...

06/13/2013

100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace. A nice reminder from Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on the importance of teaching peace and conflict resolution in our schools and communities.

Today we begin the 100-day countdown to the observance of the International Day of Peace, when the United Nations calls on all combatants around the world to lay down their arms and to give peace a real chance.

06/13/2013

Men's health week in the UK (2013) and this article is focusing on gender and mental health. Very thoughtful and well written. Great insights!

We find it hard to think of men as vulnerable, and their psychological suffering is often overlooked, writes Luke Sullivan

05/21/2013

"The Strong Silent Type" Men, Masculinity and Mental Health ...

Health care differences between men and women. According to Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey on Mental Health:

10% of men experienced symptoms of the surveyed mental health and addiction issues, compared to 11% of women. (Other statistics show that 4 of 5 suicides are male)
Men are 1.5 times less likely than women to turn to psychiatric services.
Women are twice as likely to consult a psychologist.
Women are 2.5 times more likely to turn to a general practitioner.

Don is a 41-year-old self-employed welder from a small rural town. He has been happily married to Joan for 18 years and has three healthy boys. Don coaches his oldest son’s hockey team and curls in the local men’s league. His friends describe him as gregarious, giving and outgoing.

05/13/2013

The Unifying Center is dedicated to the emotional health, healing and well-being of men and boys.

05/13/2013

Powerful story shared by The Good Men Project on , and , "Be A Man." http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/be-a-man-even-if-it-kills-you/ Grateful to Mitchell Fink for courageously sharing his story.

Mitchell Fink tried to do all the things he thought he was supposed to do as a man. Until he found himself depressed, alone, unable to ask for help -- and suicidal.

05/06/2013

Beautiful personal story about one man seeking and finding his happiness through meaning instead of pleasure. by Matt Tenney !

My greatest failure ended up becoming the best thing that ever happened to me. About one year into my time in the brig, I started learning about mindfulness meditation and immediately noticed an increase in happiness.