Dr. Anthony Jorm and a Quest for Global Literacy with Mental Health

Paraphrasing from Dr. Tony Jorm, I'll make a prediction. You know someone who is suffering from a mental illness. Each year close to 20% of adults will experience a mental health issue that might include anxiety, a drug problem, clinical depression, an eating disorder, schizophrenia, dementia -- and quite possibly more than one. Despite the widespread … Continue reading Dr. Anthony Jorm and a Quest for Global Literacy with Mental Health →

Running Down a Dream with Dr. Allison Harvey

Scalable, accessible, affordable interventions define the aims of Dr. Allison Harvey's research with mental illness. She is a professor at the University of California -- Berkeley, the Director of the Golden Bear Sleep and Mood Research Clinic, and an award-winning scholar who is partnering with community clinics across northern California to work towards the realization … Continue reading Running Down a Dream with Dr. Allison Harvey →

Side Journey: Risk & Reward

In every risk there is the possibility of loss. It's a totally obvious statement, definitional really, but nonetheless true. I am now in northern California in the town where I grew up. In the house where I grew up. Both have changed a lot, and both are beautiful in ways both new and reminiscent of … Continue reading Side Journey: Risk & Reward →

The Happy Tale of Dr. Ed Diener

In some circles, Dr. Ed Diener is known as Dr. Happiness -- a moniker bestowed from his life's work exploring, testing, and determining how ones actions, thoughts, and circumstances relate to subjective well-being (SWB aka happiness). Dr. Diener is one of the most influential figures in Psychology for his tremendous research contributions, the charitable contributions … Continue reading The Happy Tale of Dr. Ed Diener →