Upward Behavioral Health

10/15/2025

🌟 UpWORDS Wednesday! 🌟

🌱 Remember, growth and progress are unique to each and every person. Embrace the fact that you are constantly evolving and learning in your own special way.

🌻 Celebrate your daily growth. Each day brings new experiences and opportunities for personal development.

🌿 Recognize and appreciate the small victories. Understand that it's okay to have days of rest and reflection.

🌷 Take pride in the steps you take, no matter how big or small.



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10/15/2025

Pregnancy and infant loss can have a significant impact on your mental health as well as on your relationship.

Therapy can enhance your understanding of how loss and grief are impacting you and/or your partner, and provide specific skills to help to navigate the grief process as well as possible.

If you are interested in therapy following infant and pregnancy loss, please contact Upward to schedule a free 15min consultation at 205-983-4063 or via our website: https://upwardbehavioralhealth.com/

10/15/2025

It’s OCD Awareness Week! Learn about common misconceptions in this helpful post from American Psychological Association. 🧠🧠🧠

10/15/2025

Where are our Upward team members today? 📍📍📍

Dr. Keyes started her day with a morning run in her old neighborhood and will be going to Tuscaloosa this afternoon to provide a career talk for . 🧠

10/15/2025

More children are getting diagnosed with autism than ever before.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to find out why.

Autism has a strong genetic component, scientists say, and some known risk factors such as older parental age might have contributed to the increase. Some think environmental exposures that haven’t yet been identified could also have played a role.

But to explain the bulk of the rise—from one in 150 8-year-old children in 2000 to one in 31 in 2022—many doctors and scientists point to how the diagnosis itself has morphed over time.

Read more: https://on.wsj.com/4758LQT

10/14/2025

10/14/2025

The Autism Society joined over 350 organizations urging the Administration and Congress to reverse recent layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and restore staffing and transparency.

These cuts endanger vital protections under IDEA, Section 504, and Title IV, putting millions of students with disabilities at risk and undermining 50 years of progress in special education and civil rights.

Without federal staff to provide oversight and guidance, schools and states cannot fully uphold the rights of students with disabilities or support access to vocational rehabilitation.

We urge federal leaders to restore these critical roles and protect the laws that ensure education and opportunity for all.
www.autismsociety.org/department-of-education-RIF-statement

10/14/2025

10/14/2025

Think about the last time you didn’t sleep your best. Did you feel irritable or short-tempered? (Probably!) Maybe you noticed that it was easier to slip into feelings of stress, worry or anxiety. However, when we sleep well, we tend to cope better, process information in a more balanced fashion, and have a brighter outlook on life.
https://bit.ly/4gFGnYx

10/14/2025

We enjoyed meeting many members of the community at Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. Thank you and for the lovely event!

If you or someone you care about is in need of mental health services, please review our website (link in IG bio) to learn more about the highly effective therapy & evaluation services we offer!

🔗: https://upwardbehavioralhealth.com/

10/14/2025

Not Just Another Sleep Book! 📖🌟

Explore the difference between PTSD-related nightmares and nightmare disorder. Learn the science behind sleep disturbances and practical ways to manage them in 'The Nightmare and Sleep Disorder Toolkit.' 🧠✨

10/14/2025

We're looking forward to Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce's luncheon today!

Drs. Susan Rathmell and Megan Keyes, as well as our wonderful office manager Kris, will be in attendance.

Be sure to stop by to meet our team members and learn more about the leading therapy and evaluation services offered at Upward!