Good News Notes: “The City of Raleigh was awarded a total of $73.2 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. All that money needs to be spent by December 2026. The money can be used on a wide range of issues including community health initiatives, small business support, and infrastructure support. City staff has selected 13…
Tag: mental health
She changed her lifestyle, lost 100 pounds, then started a nonprofit to help others do the same
Good News Notes: “Have you ever found a solution to a problem and the first thing you want to do is share it with others? That’s what motivated this week’s Getting Results Award winner to start her own nonprofit. Shereece Mitchell changed her life through fitness and now she wants to help others do the same. Three…
People are turning to horse therapy to improve mental health during the pandemic
Good News Notes: “As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on people’s mental health and wellbeing, an equestrian center in California is offering programs for healing. Sabine Niederberghaus started La Esperanza Ranch in Topanga Canyon, California, 27 years ago, but it wasn’t until COVID-19 hit when she decided to start the Equine Leadership Program. “I had time during the…
Shawn Mendes on How Meditation Has Transformed His Relationship
Good News Notes: “Back in 2019, during some downtime from his relentless schedule after releasing his chart-topping, Grammy-nominated third album, Shawn Mendes found himself in the U.K. with a rare moment to reflect. While his girlfriend, the similarly chart-topping Camila Cabello, was working in the studio every day, she recommended he download the Calm app as a means of helping…
NASA is learning how to farm on Mars and the moon
Good News Notes: “Whether from continent to continent or coast to coast, people have always made their big moves together with plants. Traveling away from Earth would be no different. Our success on other worlds will rest, in part, on the supple stems of plants. “Plants are things that we take with us as explorers,”…
MHA Nation opens Healing Hearts Lodge to help those in recovery
Good News Notes: “Cianna Rabbithead knows firsthand the effects of addiction. “I have family members that struggle with it, and I really wanted to get into this field to be able to help them,” Rabbithead said. She’s the director at Bismarck’s newest recovery center, MHA Healing Hearts Lodge. The $7 million housing facility has 24…
After suffering serious brain trauma in wipeout, pro surfer finds breakthrough treatment
Good News Notes: “Mikey ‘Redd’ O’Shaughnessy has spent a career going after the world’s biggest waves, but his entire life changed after a horrific wipeout at Pipeline back in February. “The whole wave was golden, so I just remember that last glimpse and then, I don’t remember much for the most part because I was so…
Veteran donates 36 acres of land to build retreat for homeless vets struggling with addiction
Good News Notes: “Memorial Day came a little bit early this year for Marty Weber and Jeff Poissant. On Thursday, with his congressman and several others looking on, Weber signed a letter of intent to donate 36 acres of wooded property in Barnegat Township for use as a group home, rehabilitation facility and quiet retreat…
Rust Raised $80,000 for Charity Through Virtual Mustaches
Good News Notes: “Rust is a survival horror game initially developed in 2013 by Facepunch Studios for PC gamers everywhere to enjoy. Players of the game will remember it fondly for how brutally difficult a game it can be at times, but how rewarding it can be when gamers can collaborate in a community to solve problems and meet new…
Yoga, tai chi, meditation improve veterans’ mental, physical health
Good News Notes: “A combination of yoga, tai chi and meditation was linked to significant mental and physical health improvements among veterans, according to study results published in Medical Care. ‘Deployment in the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom wars led to increased musculoskeletal pain and decreased mental and physical health functioning among many returning…