PinnedDr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellThe Lawn You Love Is Killing Your Mental Health By Your Pesticide UseWeeds and bugs are only two of the things you're killing because the most important thing you don’t think about is your mental health.·3 min read·Jun 17, 2023--6--6
PinnedDr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellDoing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental HealthToo often, we adhere to mandated wellness tips, some of which are baseless, to help maintain our mental and creative abilities. Forget much…·3 min read·Jun 20, 2023--8--8
PinnedDr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellThe Myth of the Gospel of 10,000 Steps Daily for HealthMyths abound in wellness, and the only way to handle them is by refuting them with science. This is one of the prevalent ones, so here…·3 min read·Jun 21, 2023--4--4
PinnedDr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellGrieve As You Must, and Break Free of Believing in the “Steps”Too many therapists and their patients have been led to believe there’s a formula for grieving and that everyone must process the five…·5 min read·Jun 25, 2023--2--2
PinnedDr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellThe “Evil” Therapist: Protecting yourself from those who might harm you“While nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is more difficult than to understand him.” Dostoevsky·10 min read·Sep 27, 2019--6--6
Dr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellPatients With Serious Mental Illnesses, Die Sooner, Are Poorly Served, and Need AdvocatesPatients with serious mental illnesses deserve better care and support, as they are often neglected and left to struggle.·4 min read·18 hours ago--4--4
Dr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellA Headache Is Re-evaluated as a Suicide RiskHeadaches are common, but new research has shown they can have significant consequences for some people.·4 min read·1 day ago--1--1
Dr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellYes, Forgetting Is One Way of Producing Our Own MemoriesMemory and forgetting are part of life, so we shouldn't expect to remember everything or as well as others. Memory is a highly personal…·5 min read·2 days ago----
Dr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellAre Healing Sounds the New Way to Anxiety and Stress Relief?Sound is all around us; some we hear and some we don’t, but sound may be an effective means of healing.·3 min read·3 days ago--1--1
Dr. Patricia FarrellinBeingWellSelf-esteem Is Your Most Powerful Asset, and You Need to Nurture ItHow you see yourself, your potential and your abilities are functions that are within your ability, and you need to work on all of them.·3 min read·4 days ago----