For the last day of Mental Health Month, my husband Brian is sharing his thoughts!

I will fully admit that I don't know a lot about EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), but I have seen people talk about it positively and say that it has helped them a lot.

A few days ago, I share how yoga can be a tool to use for healing, whether for trauma or other mental health concerns. I wanted to talk about it a little more in depth, so today I have a Q&A with Julie Eagan from Yoga for Healing! She teaches at Empowered Spaces in St. Louis, MO on Thursdays at 5pm. You can email her at yogaforhealingstl@gmail.com to sign up for a class or if you have any additional questions.

On the hockey podcast Spittin' Chiclets today, Blues color analyst Joey Vitale talked a little bit about his struggle after a concussion. He was on pain meds (and rightfully so per his injury), but he had a really hard time with it and went into a pretty dark place. He eventually quit cold turkey and he talked about how hard it was to get out of that dark place.

When you're having a rough day, it can be easy to stay focused on the negative. It can be easy to get stuck in the cycle of thinking that everything is bad and everything will always be bad. One suggestion that my therapist made, which I know sounds super cheesy, is to keep a gratitude journal.

Psychological resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress. It can be seen as the ability to "bounce back" after difficult experiences. Some people are more resilient than others, but it is a skill that takes practice. It is something that you can improve, which can help improve your life overall.

A common type of distorted thinking that people experience is the fixation on the negative things that happen. There could be a day full of positive experiences, but if a tiny negative experience happens, our brains can get fixated on it and it washes out all the positive things.

I know I mention all the time that it's important to get help when/if you need it. But it's not always as simple as that. There are often a number of barriers to getting the help that you need.

I am not a parent, so a lot of times I don't feel qualified to talk about parenting concerns. I don't know what you're going through and I don't know what's right for your family. But I do know a lot about mental health in general and I hope that I can provide some resources if you don't know where to start.

Mental health is an area, like many others, which does not get a lot of money, whether through grants or government budget or donations. There are a lot of ways to spend that money, but it's critical that it gets spent efficiently. What aspect of mental health spending do you think are the most important and what do you think isn't a good value? Is there an area of spending that I haven't thought of? Let me know!