The holiday season is usually filled with joy, laughter, excitement, and gathering with friends and family. Yet, for some people, the holiday season can bring on the holiday blues. Some may experience loneliness, grief, stress, depression, exhaustion, and anxiety. The holiday blues is not a mental health condition, yet it [...]

The mental and mortal wounds Covid-19 inflicted on our society has been believed to exceed that caused by World War II, according to WHO’s Director-General. Antigua’s 108 square miles, with our population of about 100,000, has certainly been terrorized by the Covid-19pandemic. Seeing that the pandemic is over, and Covid-19 [...]

June is Men’s Mental Health Month. Yes – MEN have mental health too! We all have mental health – it is our emotional wellbeing. Mental health challenges, such as depression and anxiety, do not discriminate. Yet, due to the stigma surrounding mental health, men are often reluctant to seek help [...]

Summer is often thought of as a time to be care-free, to take a break from school, work, or other responsibilities and simply relax, travel, or enjoy sun and fun. Yet, according to the American Physiological Society, stress can rise in the summer. The once peaceful weekends are now filled [...]

Many statistical data reports tout Antigua and Barbuda as amongst the world’s countries with the lowest suicide rates, yet one death by suicide, is one too many. The state of the mental health of the country is often called into question when there is a report of a suspected suicide. [...]