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May Your Mental Health Be With You

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It was established by the organization Mental Health America in 1949 to educate the public, reduce stigma, and promote mental health. The theme for 2026 is “More Good Days Together.” All of us at Clinical Psychologists, PC endorse this message. For as much as mental healthcare is about managing symptoms, correcting unhealthy or unhelpful personality patterns, or dealing with life’s setbacks, it is also important to remember that seeking psychotherapy services can be about improving the quality of your life. Further, we all can work together to promote mental wellness for us all.

Want “more good days?” Here are a few suggestions from our team:

1. Establish mentally healthy habits for waking, the middle of the day, and falling asleep. You could journal, listen to a relaxation script, stretch your body, listen to music to get you going or calm you down, and check in with yourself. We especially think it is important to check in with yourself throughout the day, asking yourself questions such as: Am I reaching my intentions for the day? How are my thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influencing my day? Am I getting what I need today?

2. Take action, and don’t forget to adjust your expectations for action to account for how you feel. There are some days that it is hard to get out of bed or leave the house. You can still take actions to improve your day on occasions such as these. Rather than criticize yourself for not being able to do what you typically do, credit yourself with what you have done, there is no action too small!

3. Have an accountability buddy…and be one yourself. Here is where we can all work together; sometimes we need a nudge to get us going or assurance to wind us down. For example, sometimes to best way to get yourself out of the house or to the gym is to have someone there who expects you to join them. Don’t forget to be that person for someone else, too. When friends help friends in this way, it is mutually beneficial.

4. Practice gratitude. Expressing gratitude for the gifts you have (e.g., a good friend, a sunny day, that coffee drink you like) is a great way to quickly shift your mood. It even lowers your stress hormones!

5. Always promote mental wellbeing. Let your friends know that it is ok to not feel ok, and that support is there from friends and family to professional help. Whenever you can speak positively about your experiences taking care of your mental health, do it…it can truly inspire someone!

Clinical Psychologists, P.C. is a group practice of mental health professionals (psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and counselors) serving Auburn-Opelika and the East Alabama area (Montgomery, Pike Road, Tallassee, Tuskegee, Loachapoka, Valley, Dadeville, Alexander City) since 1980. The practice also offers virtual counseling (telehealth) services within and outside of Alabama (for participating states only). Services include testing and assessment services, couples (marital) and family psychotherapy (counseling), and individual psychotherapy through the lifespan (children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and seniors). For more information about the practice, call 334-821-3350 or search for the practice’s website online.