Weekly Wrap-Up
December 23, 2021
HOLIDAYS AND SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES
Mental Health America of California
wishes you all a safe and well holiday season
Holiday Emotional Wellbeing

While the holidays can be a joyful time, they can also be a source of sadness, anxiety and stress. If you are sad or struggling around the holidays, it’s important to check in with family and friends to help them understand what you are going through.
What Are the Benefits of Hugging?

We hug others when we’re excited, happy, sad, or trying to comfort. Hugging, it seems, is universally comforting. It makes us feel good. And it turns out that hugging is proven to make us healthier and happier.

According to scientists, the benefits of hugging go beyond that warm feeling you get when you hold someone in your arms.
Holiday Blue – Put Your Mental Health First
This Holiday Season

The holiday season may be “the most wonderful time of the year," but it’s the most dreaded for some. The holidays fill the air with happiness and cheer, yet they can also carry stress and sadness for many people, especially those who deal with an underlying mental health condition.
If you or someone you care would like to chat with someone who "gets it," please know that resources are available.

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