Janine Monico, Author at Healthy Minds Philly®

About Janine Monico

Janine Monico is a digital marketing consultant who has managed the Healthy Minds Philly initiative website since 2015.

Suicidal Ideation: A First-Person Account

I’m going to try my best to talk about my suicidal ideation and depression. Honestly, I still don’t completely understand how to explain. Let me start by telling you what I call my depressive and suicidal moods/episodes: “Moments.” I started calling them moments because it helps me remember that the way I’m feeling will pass soon. Even though I can’t understand myself during those moments, I can get through and overcome them. The word helps me build resiliency within myself. These moments feel like heavy storm clouds surrounding my head. [...]

Janine Monico2022-08-22T20:52:13-04:00September 19th, 2022|Lived Experience, Suicide Prevention|

Suicide Prevention Month: Know the Resources

If you or a member of your family had a mental health emergency, do you know what to do? Do you know where your local crisis center is? Do you know who to call if you see someone in crisis? Do you know how to support a family member who tells you they are thinking about ending their life? Can you read the signs that someone needs support even if they don’t tell you? In 2020, 21 percent of all Americans had any mental illness, but in the same year [...]

Janine Monico2022-09-13T12:03:46-04:00September 13th, 2022|Suicide Prevention|

No Feeling Is Final

Imagine you are at your doctor’s office. The nurse takes you back to see the doctor – what do they do next? “Let me get your temperature, blood pressure, check your height and weight.” A process we are all used to: checking vital signs Imagine you’re a client of mine now (I’m a psychotherapist, or simply, a therapist). You come into my office. I’ll check your mental health vital signs: How are you sleeping? How's your appetite? Your mood? Are you having fun? Are you hanging out with people? So [...]

Janine Monico2022-08-22T20:45:40-04:00September 12th, 2022|Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Stress, Suicide Prevention|

What does recovery mean to me?

Recovery means keeping my promises. It means believing that I am a man of promise. It means learning to live a life full of promise. A little over 11 years ago, fresh out of rehab to address my substance abuse issues, I was walking King, my oldest son, to his wrestling practice, with my oldest daughter – ‘Bug, short for Lady Bug – who was 5 years old at the time. Holding my hand with a serious “kung-fu grip,” Bug looked up at me with these big, most beautiful brown [...]

Janine Monico2022-08-16T16:03:46-04:00September 1st, 2022|Addiction & Recovery|

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