Help Instead of Jail for our Neighbors In the United States, jails and prisons have become the largest, de facto mental health providers. Facilities like New York’s Rikers Island, Los Angeles’ Twin Towers Jail, and Chicago’s Cook County Jail hold more patients with serious mental illness than any state hospital. Here in South Florida, the…
Flawless Resilience: Understanding Self-Harm and How to Help Self-Harm Awareness, Support, and Resources Trigger Warning: The following content includes discussion of self-harm and emotional distress. This may be triggering for some individuals. Call or text 988 for free, confidential support 24/7. Far too many people carry the weight of self-harm in secret, navigating a world…
Every year, World Sleep Day serves as a reminder of something many of us tend to overlook in our daily routines. Sleep is often the first thing we sacrifice when life becomes busy. We stay up a little later to finish work, scroll on our phones, answer emails, or watch just one more episode of…
Language has power. It can isolate or empower. By leveraging communications and digital platforms, we intentionally shape conversations about brain health to replace stereotypes with knowledge and myths with truth. Our work at Flawless Foundation centers on advancing informed perspectives around mental health in ways that are accessible and impactful. This message from our advisory…
Valentine’s Day ‘26 Edition Our feeds are often filled with media messages that leave us feeling depleted, making it hard to see the incredible inspiration happening across the mental health landscape. But the truth is, hope is winning. In just the past month, we have witnessed historic funding announcements and high-level conversations at Davos that…
By Jalyn Simms From a very young age, most of us are taught that maintaining good health requires consistency and discipline. To care for our gums, we brush and floss daily. To stay strong, we eat balanced meals. To maintain healthy hair, we follow a regular routine. We’re taught, in great detail, how to take…
We’re excited to share this note from Board Member Ross Szabo, originally featured in his monthly newsletter. A big thanks to Ross for allowing us to share his insights with our community! When I’m overwhelmed with stress and uncertainty I eat a lot of sweets. The escape to sugar has always been one of my…
Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want Book Review by Consultant Abby Cooper In his new book, Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want, Marc Brackett, Ph.D., invites readers to rethink emotions not as distractions or weaknesses, but as valuable information that can shape our choices, deepen our…
Imagine trying to discuss a critical medical condition, one that fundamentally obstructs treatment, only to have your writing tool flag the word as incorrect. This is the reality for advocates, clinicians, and families who use the term “anosognosia.” Anosognosia, the medical term for when a person is unable to recognize their own serious brain disorder,…
By Abby Cooper Today is my last day working with the Flawless Foundation after six incredible years, and it feels impossible to sum up how meaningful this journey has been. I joined Flawless right before the start of my senior year of high school, not fully realizing how profoundly this work would shape my life,…