May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a time to reflect, reconnect, and recommit to the practices, people, and places that support our emotional well-being. While conversations about mental health often (and rightfully) center around symptoms, diagnoses, and access to care, this month also invites us to look at something equally essential but often overlooked: joy and community as pathways to healing.

At Healgood, we believe that mental health isn’t only about reducing distress — it’s about increasing connection, expression, and meaning. One of the most powerful antidotes to disconnection and isolation is being seen, heard, and held in community.

Life can sometimes be a rollercoaster of stress, emotions, demands, and responsibilities. It's all too easy to get caught up in the hustle and forget to take a breather. That's where the "Pleasant Events" DBT skill comes in handy. It's like hitting the pause button on life's monotony or chaos to savor some much-needed joy.