Balance Your Mental and Emotional Health
Hometown Health Blog
Maintaining healthy relationships with age
Maintaining relationships and strong social networks as you age can contribute to a longer, healthier life. Read why having positive relationships is as important for health as nutrition and exercise.
Family meals: Building relationships
Eating as a family can be more than just shared conversations — it’s building relationships. Nutrition educator Katie Johnson shares a few tips that can make it easier to plan and prep meals.
Fuel the school day with an A+ breakfast
A healthy breakfast sets up students for a day of learning and school success. Think outside the cereal box to create easy breakfasts that tempt kids and fuel their day.
11 tips for coping with an anxiety disorder
People with anxiety disorders experience frequent, excessive anxiety, fear and panic that can interfere with daily activities. Learn 11 lifestyle changes and strategies that can make a difference.
Learn how to strengthen your resiliency muscle
Do you ever feel weighed down by negativity? Learn how to thrive through resiliency. Just as you train your muscles with exercise, use these seven strategies to strengthen your resiliency muscle.
Emotional exhaustion: When your feelings feel overwhelming
When challenging events in life are continual, you can find yourself feeling emotional exhaustion. Learn how to sort through the causes and symptoms to regain a sense of well-being.
Finding joy in every phase of your life
In every chapter of your life, you can become overwhelmed by the day-to-day realities and wonder where the joy went. Joy is there, even during difficult times. Learn ways to help you find it.
Use mindfulness to cope with chronic pain
Mindfulness has become a popular concept. Frequently thought of as a way to manage stress and improve focus, discover the benefits of mindfulness practice for helping with chronic pain.
Building resilience: 9 ways to tame anxiety
Racing heart, trembling body and scattered mind. Anxiety is common and can overtake your emotions and life. Discover practical strategies to build resiliency when faced with your anxiety triggers.
Establishing healthy behaviors that stick
Setting resolutions and goals may be done with the best intentions, but it's easy to have them break down over time. So why do people fall short of goals to make healthy diet and lifestyle changes?
Map it out: Setting boundaries for your well-being
Do your daily responsibilities and obligations leave you feeling stretched thin, stressed or anxious? Learn how setting boundaries can be a powerful tool for your mental and emotional health.
The W-Curve Model: Understanding a new college student’s experience
Freshman year of college is known for new experiences, but it also presents challenges. The W-Curve model is an emotional pattern incoming students may experience during their first year in college.