I'm wasn't really sure at first how to start this, but I wanted to start to speak a bit about mental health. As this is a #space page, I decided to start with some research. In #spacepscyhology researchers consider #mentalhealth. (1/9) #MentalHealthAwareness
#space #pscyhologists look to studies in Antarctica (an extreme, isolated environment) to essentially have a larger population to study due to the small sample size of our astronauts currently. In addition to speaking with current & former astronauts. (2/9) #AcademicMentalHealth
I hope though, I can encourage others to have that conversation informally. I've seen the benefit of starting this conversation in practice. Especially in my classmates while I study at university, and even colleagues at a conference. (3/9) #AcademicMentalHealth
My story? It wasn't until I came across @ZJAyres I began actually mentioning I have ADHD. It felt kind of strange to prior to mentioning it, kind of like mentioning I have brown hair, but its always a conversation worth having. (4/9) #AcademicMentalHealth #ADHDinSTEM
I started a conversation about my ADHD just offhandedly & consequently opened up the conversation with colleagues who needed to talk to someone as they navigated around barriers to seek treatment and support. (5/9) #ADHDinSTEM

Conversations about #mentalhealth no matter where you are in academia- or life are incredibly important. And don't be shy to start those conversations because⬇️ (6/9) #AcademicMentalHealth #ADHDinSTEM

I opened up about anxiety at a conference one day when I connected with a student to nervous to go in the networking. Realising you are not alone does help, and saw a smiling student on the networking floor later. This was a conversation worth having! (7/9) #AcademicMentalHealth
If you are looking for resources as you go through your degree, with Zoë's #mentalhealth advocacy she has curated and created a lot of amazing resources on mental health and has even started campaigns to raise awareness. Check them out➡️ zjayres.com (8/9) #ADHDinSTEM
You know, Zoë is actually looking for volunteers for one of her mental health campaigns! The #100Voices project. No matter where you are in academia, undergrad to Professor you are welcome to participate. Check it out (9/9) #ADHDinSTEM #ISUNET #space

On the note of conversations, there have been some amazing conversations with astronauts happening over the past few months. This as people turn to astronauts for inspiration as we try to cope in #iso. I'll have to link some tomorrow with this thread. (1/2)
Like this conversation, 'Farthest You'll Ever be from Home' hosted by @usastorytellers with featured speakers @Astro_Nicole, @Astro_Cady, @EUrquietaMD, David Hilmers & @DoritD, emceed by @MeganMFinnerty (2/2)

#MentalHealthAwareness

Watch it here⬇️
If you have any resources or comments to add, please feel free to speak up. I intend to come back to this as there is more to add to this. Also, I would like to highlight a few space psychologists working at the moment researching some pretty cool things.

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