It's the first day of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth ! How are you taking care of yourself this May?

big news for the journalism girlies:
Dana Ferguson, Michelle Wiley and I won a Headliner Awards for our series 'The State of Abortion.' This series discussed what things looked like one year post-Roe in Minnesota. Lucky to be a part of the team❤️ mprnews.org/the-state-of-a…

Outside of therapy & support groups, how do you support your mental health? #mentalhealthmonday

I recommend The Happiness Lab by Laurie Santos. #mentalhealthmatters nytimes.com/2024/04/27/art…

Refugees are resilient. I know because my parents are Russian refugees.
They fled persecution & started a new life in MN.
Erik Beda did the same. He’s trans & knew MN was a refuge state.
I was honored to interview him in Russian to share his story.

mprnews.org/episode/2024/0…

The World Happiness Report shows America dropping out of the top 20 happiest countries, with young people leading the decline. Tune in to this podcast episode featuring our Parenting Program Director, Maryam Abdullah. [Link: tinyurl.com/ggsc456] #Happiness

Your thoughts and feelings are valid, but they aren’t always reality.

Learn more about getting out of negative thinking traps at buff.ly/3uPmGpS

MPR News is hiring a full-time broadcast meteorologist and weather reporter. Check out this cool (and rare) opportunity. #gigalert #publicradio #publicmedia recruiting2.ultipro.com/AME1098APMG/Jo…

Happy 420 to those who celebrate 💚 I reported on bong art in Minnesota post-legalization for MPR News

mprnews.org/story/2024/04/…

“[Therapist] burnout was associated with lower odds of clinically meaningful improvement [in patients with PTSD”

jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

You can create systems of care to fix burnout but if they involve burned out MH folks…you are missing the mark.

Our burnout matters,too.

Journalists, did you know IRE members get a free license for Tableau? That’s a $15-75/month savings!

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I love seeing all the creative ways that people are spreading the word about the #988Lifeline ! Shoutout to John at HopeLink Behavioral Health, one of the VA 988 call centers & a 988 National Backup Center, 988 Text/Chat Center & LGBTQIA+ Text/Chat Center, for sharing!

In the no shit Sherlock department

Cool interview with the WSJ's Joe Palazzolo in @nymag on breaking the story back in '16 that ultimately led to the Trump hush-money trial, which started Monday. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Congratulations to Hannah Dreier, winner of the 2023 Worth Bigham Prize for Investigative Journalism for her stunning The New York Times series “Alone and Exploited.” Dreier exposed the broad scope of America’s hidden migrant child workforce, leading to reforms. nieman.harvard.edu/news/2024/04/a…

Noteworthy how many people think journalists are unfair or biased for simply reporting the extraordinary things politicians and other public figures are doing these days. When officials or candidates operate deliberately and openly outside long established norms, it's news. 👍

The Stone Arch Bridge is closing for two years for construction. This story of the bridge's community through the eyes of a busker made me cry: mprnews.org/story/2024/04/…

This weekend I worked both days, exercised, and did my taxes. Do people still use the word adulting?