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A collection of 3 issues

Breathing Through the Fire: Community Wisdom on Mental Health

Yes, it’s still May, and May is Mental Health Month, which is just another way of saying it’s Mental Health Month all year round, really. Last week I wrote about mental health (My Mental Health) and invited readers to impart their experiences and tricks for keeping their noggins

My Mental Health

Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought I’d write something about it, and since the subject I know best is myself, at least in “concept,” I thought I’d be self-centered and start with me. I wake at 4 AM every weekday – perhaps a clue itself to

Climate, Coffee, and Mental Health

My wife and I looked at each other after confronting a major project on our small farm. “Are you overwhelmed?” she asked. With a surge of cortisol, my shoulders tightening and chest beginning to constrict, I responded, “Oh, hell, yes.” “Oh, sheesh, good,” she replied. “Because I am, too.” A