Wrapping up the semester and I have a few final thoughts: Happiness is everything. When people ask me what I want to be when I grow up, I often don’t have a particular job in mind. I want the answer to always be “whatever makes me the happiest”. I tend…

Written by Mack Paulson from the perspective of Joe Daly. On the evening of February 5th, 2014 in Port St. Lucie, Florida, Larry Daly was shot. February 6, 2014-Laurence “Larry” Edward Daly was pronounced dead by Florida police. Devastation. *Precursor: I was introduced to Joe Daly when I started to work…

This is the story of my two grandmothers. For as long I have known them, they have remained stoic and strong while adding significant value and love to both sides of my family. To preface: Here is what is happening in United States mental health community and how it has…

- Words of encouragement from my Grandpa. Since my last blog post, I have received some amazing feedback. I feel like people in our Active Minds Chapter, at Texas A&M University and my friends and family reading online have a voice to trust in the mental health community. I do understand the responsibility and the seriousness that…

Welcome to the Texas A&M University Active Minds blog site. These entries will be written by me, Mack Paulson, and they will be a mixture of general mental health discussion, personal accounts, and what our chapter is looking to accomplish in 2017. I joined the Active Minds Chapter here at…