Healing Minds Psychiatry & Mental Wellness

03/01/2026

💛 Sharing a great parent resource
A former coworker of mine just started Payton Parent Advocacy, and I wanted to pass it along for families dealing with school challenges.
She’s a mental health case manager and has years of real-life experience advocating for her own daughter, as well as helping other parents navigate evaluations, IEPs, and 504 plans. She focuses on helping parents understand their rights, communicate with schools, and feel more confident advocating for their kids.
This could be really helpful for families who feel overwhelmed or stuck with the school system.
📞 Payton Parent Advocacy: 908-397-8012
Feel free to share with families who might benefit.

05/23/2025

Sleep is so important

We've long known that a lack of sleep is bad for the heart – but scientists are now starting to understand exactly how it causes harm.

05/23/2025

Meet your providers:

Laurie Greisch, DNP, APN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, is dual board certified in both psychiatry and family practice. She has worked in the inpatient setting, outpatient setting, as well as in intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs. She also has experience in primary care, emergency medicine, as well as pain management.

Alexandra Ruane, APN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C is dual board certified in both psychiatry and family practice. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and completed training at a state psychiatric facility. She has experience in primary care, emergency medicine, as well as numerous ICU settings at a level two trauma and teaching hospital.

10/28/2023

Please sign for nurse practitioners to practice independently!

Dear Senate President Nicolas Scutari & Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to respectfully request that you prioritize and schedule a vote for Bill S...

06/07/2023

A WISE MAN ONCE SAID

1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to;

2. Return money that you have borrowed even before the person that borrowed you remember or ask for it. It shows your integrity and character. Same goes with umbrellas, pens and lunch boxes.

3. Never order the expensive dish on the menu when someone is giving you a lunch/dinner.

4. Don’t ask awkward questions like ‘Oh so you aren’t married yet?’ Or ‘Don’t you have kids’ or ‘Why didn’t you buy a house?’ Or why don't you buy a car? For God’s sake it isn’t your problem;

5. Always open the door for the person coming behind you. It doesn’t matter if it is a guy or a girl, senior or junior. You don’t grow small by treating someone well in public;

6. If you take a taxi with a friend and he/she pays now, try paying next time;

7. Respect different shades of opinions. Remember what's 6 to you will appear 9 to someone facing you. Besides, second opinion is good for an alternative;

8. Never interrupt people talking. Allow them to pour it out. As they say, hear them all and filter them all;

9. If you tease someone, and they don’t seem to enjoy it, stop it and never do it again. It encourages one to do more and it shows how appreciative you're;

10. Say “thank you” when someone is helping you.

11. Praise publicly. Criticize privately;

12. There’s almost never a reason to comment on someone’s weight. Just say, “You look fantastic.” If they want to talk about losing weight, they will;

13. When someone shows you a photo on their phone, don’t swipe left or right. You never know what’s next;

14. If a colleague tells you they have a doctors' appointment, don’t ask what it’s for, just say "I hope you’re okay". Don’t put them in the uncomfortable position of having to tell you their personal illness. If they want you to know, they'll do so without your inquisitiveness;

15. Treat the cleaner with the same respect as the CEO. Nobody is impressed at how rude you can treat someone below you but people will notice if you treat them with respect;

16. If a person is speaking directly to you, staring at your phone is rude;

17. Never give advice until you’re asked;

18. When meeting someone after a long time, unless they want to talk about it, don’t ask them their age and salary;

19. Mind your business unless anything involves you directly - just stay out of it;

20. Remove your sunglasses if you are talking to anyone in the street. It is a sign of respect. Moreso, eye contact is as important as your speech; and

21. Never talk about your riches in the midst of the poor. Similarly, don't talk about your children in the midst of the barren.

22.After reading a good message try to say "Thanks for the message".

APPRECIATION remains the easiest way of getting what you don't have....
❤️♥️

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06/07/2023

The brain in your head and the one in your gut are always exchanging info. But how do they do it? Neuroscientist Diego Bohórquez is trying to find out the answers.

06/01/2023

Truth-Kindness-Utility

Here's why you should not GOSSIP.

In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation of wisdom. One day, someone came to find the great philosopher and said to him:
- Do you know what I just heard about your friend?
- A moment, replied Socrates. Before you tell me, I would like to test you the three sieves.
- The three sieves?
- Yes, continued Socrates. Before telling anything about the others, it's good to take the time to filter what you mean. I call it the test of the three sieves. The first sieve is the TRUTH. Have you checked if what you're going to tell me is true?
- No, I just heard it.
- Very good! So, you don't know if it's true. We continue with the second sieve, that of KINDNESS. What you want to tell me about my friend, is it good?
- Oh, no! On the contrary.
- So, questioned Socrates, you want to tell me bad things about him and you're not even sure they're true? Maybe you can still pass the test of the third sieve, that of UTILITY. Is it useful that I know what you're going to tell me about this friend?
- No, really.
- So, concluded Socrates, what you were going to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful. Why, then, did you want to tell me this?
"Gossip is a bad thing. In the beginning it may seem enjoyable and fun, but in the end, it fills our hearts with bitterness and poisons us, too!

04/21/2023

If you are looking for in person visits, we have a new space at 317 Brick Blvd Suite 110 Brick, NJ 08723 - We are in the Winding River Plaza.

02/17/2023

A little humor

01/28/2023

The one recurring statement that I hear from my patients is that I’m the first provider who actually listens to them. When you are my patient, you will always feel validated and know that I care about you and your mental health.