Moonlight Mental Health

10/31/2025

This Halloween, scare away the stigma associated with mental health!🎃🕸️💜

Reaching out for help shouldn’t be scary. Talking about your mental health, going to therapy, and asking for support is perfectly normal. Celebrate Spooky Season by connecting with and supporting your trusted friends, family, and others!👻

10/27/2025

Mental Health Monday: the Importance of Rituals and Routine🗓️

Many individuals who struggle with symptoms of depression report that their symptoms worsen during the holiday season. With Halloween right around the corner, it is best to keep in mind the benefits of rituals and routine on mental health!

By incorporating daily habits and community-based practices, such as trick-or-treating or holiday caroling, you may be able to work against the influx of depression and stress generated by the holiday season💜

10/23/2025

Calling all mental health professionals!💜

Join therapists at Moonlight Mental Health for our third INSPIRE Happy Hour next Thursday, 10/30!

We invite you to our Grant Street location for an evening of "socializing, sipping, and self-care." Drop by on the last Thursday of each month and meet fellow mental health professionals!

This will be our last Happy Hour until the New Year, so don’t miss out🥂

10/20/2025

Mental Health Monday: How gut health and mental health are correlated🧠🥗

Ever get a “gut feeling?” Well, listen to your gut! It’s got a lot to say about your mood. Using research covered by UCHealth and John’s Hopkins Medicine, our discussion today surrounds the mind-gut link. The mind-gut link has been theorized to contribute much to one’s overall health, let alone one’s mental health.

Next time you get butterflies in your stomach, think about your second brain and how you can further improve yourself by prioritizing your gut health!

10/10/2025

Happy World Mental Health Day!💜🌎

Today, we celebrate all the individuals who go into providing mental health services, mental health education, and promote destigmatization of mental health issues. This is also a time in which you should prioritize yourself, your mental health, and initiatives to promote mental health awareness.

Thank you to all who make WMHD possible!✨

10/06/2025

Spice, or anti-depressant?🌶️

This Mental Health Monday, we’re looking into the properties of one of the world’s most expensive spices. Saffron has been studied as a potential combatant of symptoms such as anxiety and depression. According to researchers, taking approximately 20-30mg of saffron daily for around 3 months can reduce said symptoms, and provide other health benefits. Exceeding 5 grams of saffron daily can be toxic.

The studies mentioned within this post are “Effects of Saffron Extract Supplementation on Mood, Well-Being, and Response to a Psychosocial Stressor in Healthy Adults” by Phillippa Jackson, et al., and “An Examination into the Effects of a Saffron Extract (Affron) on Mood and General Wellbeing in Adults Experiencing Low Mood” by Adrian Lopretsi, et al.

10/03/2025

Let’s talk about OCD, from a therapist’s perspective.

Molly Reynolds, LCSW, discusses the realities of OCD and therapeutic treatments beneficial to the disorder.

October is OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) Awareness Month. This is a time in which we can acknowledge and understand the impact of and treatment paths for OCD.

09/30/2025

For the final day of September, which is ***dePreventionMonth, we want to have a conversation about communication. Finola Buckley, LPC-S, emphasizes the benefits of openness and honesty when it comes to talking about su***de. Not only does this method target the main issue one might be facing, but it also destigmatizes asking for help. We all should have the opportunity to ask for help if we need it. Arkansas’ own 988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline is there for you if you do need to ask for help. You can call, text, or video chat with caring counselors 24/7 through the 988 Lifeline. ***deprevention

09/26/2025

Moonlight Mental Health’s second INSPIRE Happy Hour was a great success!💜🥂

Thank you to all the amazing people that showed up and showed-out last night. Your support is helping to build a great community of mental health professionals within Central Arkansas!

Keep an eye out for our next INSPIRE Happy Hour on Thursday, October 30th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.!

09/25/2025

Tonight’s the night!

Stop by our Grant Street location this evening to meet and mingle with other mental health professionals🥂💜

Calling all mental health professionals!💜

Join therapists at Moonlight Mental Health for our second INSPIRE Happy Hour on Thursday, September 25th!

We invite you to our Grant Street location for an evening of "socializing, sipping, and self-care." Drop by on the last Thursday of each month and meet fellow mental health professionals!

09/24/2025

Understanding emotional energy⚡️

Though a symbolic concept, the idea of emotional energy can help individuals understand their feelings and how to express them. Similar to emotional intelligence, understanding one’s levels of emotional energy can be beneficial in the long run to managing complex or negative feelings productively.

09/17/2025

Calling all mental health professionals!💜

Join therapists at Moonlight Mental Health for our second INSPIRE Happy Hour on Thursday, September 25th!

We invite you to our Grant Street location for an evening of "socializing, sipping, and self-care." Drop by on the last Thursday of each month and meet fellow mental health professionals!