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Mental Health Check-In

Mental illnesses often come with the stigmatized belief that those who struggle with depression or anxiety are weak and fragile. Many people hide mental health struggles due to shame. To improve quality of life, it's important to work through any barriers that are preventing you from addressing your mental health in a positive and productive way.  Although May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I always find November to be the most difficult month for my mental health due to the cooler weather, no more races (or planned travel), darker days and a change in pace. I am already finding myself a bit more sad as this will be my first winter without Campy in over 16 years.   Mental health isn't just about how you think. It's about how you feel and act. It includes your emotional, psychological and social well-being. It determines how you make choices throughout the day, how you handle stress and how you interact with others. Mental health is important throughout your entire life.