Jonathan Arenburg
@jonathanarenburg.com
Canadian author, speaker, and trained counsellor exploring the neuroscience of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Author of The Road to Mental Wellness and Wired to Be Human. 🌐 jonathanarenburg.com
Mental health trends in 2026 seem to be moving back toward what humans need: connection, nature, sleep, movement, digital boundaries, and nervous system regulation. https://theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/mental-health-trends-2026-why-people-are-returning-to-what-makes-us-human/
Living with PTSD can make ordinary life feel unsafe. This personal reflection explores service dogs, isolation, relationships and the need for human connection. https://theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/living-with-ptsd-service-dogs-isolation-and-the-need-for-human-connection/
What helps with depression? A personal look at depression, PTSD, possible causes, and the small evidence-based steps that can help.
What Helps With Depression? Finding My Way Back After Six Months in the Dark
After six months of relentless depression, I’m finally beginning to feel like myself again. In this post, I explore what may contribute to depression, how PTSD can complicate it, and the evidence-based things that can help us start moving forward.
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How Physical Health Affects Mental Health theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2023/03/10/h... This older post on The Road To Mental Wellness has blown up out of nowhere. And personally, I can understand why. Check it out!
How Physical Health Affects Mental Health
How mental health affects physical health – Humans are complex. So complex that our mental health can make us physically sick. Here’s how
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July’s most-read mental health blogs are here. From PTSD, depression and loneliness to healing, burnout and protecting your peace, these are the posts that resonated most—plus five more worth reading. https://theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/mental-health-blogs-july-2026/
July’s most-read mental health blogs are here. From PTSD, depression and loneliness to healing, burnout and protecting your peace, these are the posts that resonated most—plus five more worth reading. https://theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/mental-health-blogs-july-2026/
“Discover how hyper-individualism impacts mental health and why connection, not isolation, is the key to healing. Learn how interdependence fosters true wellness and resilience.” https://theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/hyper-individualism-and-mental-health/
Is Social Media Making Us Lonely? Why “Protecting Your Peace” Can Become Isolation. The internet will eventually misinterpret even the most well-intentioned. https://theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/is-social-media-making-us-lonely/
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“I Hate Being Human”: Living With Depression, PTSD and Loneliness
A raw reflection on living with depression, PTSD and loneliness when life feels directionless. Jonathan explores lost relationships, fading purpose and the exhausting search for connection—while ho…
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Is social media making us lonely? Explore how protecting your peace can become isolation—and why human connection still matters. theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/i... #relationships #protectingourpeace #love
Social media often tells us that independence means not needing anyone—but there is a difference between protecting your peace and shutting yourself off from connection. In this post, I explore how repeated online narratives can shape what we believe about love, loneliness and relationships—and why
Is Social Media Making Us Lonely? Why “Protecting Your Peace” Can Become Isolation
Is social media making us lonely? Explore how protecting your peace can become isolation—and why human connection still matters.
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July’s most-read mental health blogs are here. From PTSD, depression and loneliness to healing, burnout and protecting your peace, these are the posts that resonated most—plus five more worth reading. https://theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/mental-health-blogs-july-2026/
Can gratitude survive living with disability, PTSD and depression? A raw reflection on finding purpose and the strength to keep going.
Finding Gratitude and Purpose While Living With Disability
Can gratitude survive living with disability, PTSD and depression? A raw reflection on finding purpose and the strength to keep going.
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Can you believe that it’s time once again for the top 10 mental health blogs? This is what resonated most with readers for July, 2026 Post Number 5 surpised me with how many people read it. theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/m...
The July 2026 roundup is here. Explore the 10 mental health blogs that resonated most with readers this month, revisit last month’s standout post, see Jonathan’s personal pick, and discover five important posts that deserve more love.
Top 10 Mental Health Blogs For July 2026
Discover the 10 mental health blogs that resonated most with readers in July 2026, along with Jonathan’s personal pick and five meaningful posts that deserve more attention.
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It doesn’t happen overnight. Social media subtly changes how we think and connect—more distractions, less real connections. If you've felt "off," this might explain why. 👇 Read more: https://jonathanarenburg.com/social-media-mental-health-effects/ #mentalhealth
5 Ways Social Media Is Quietly Damaging Your Mental Health - Jonathan Arenburg
Social media mental health effects: 5 ways it quietly impacts anxiety, focus, sleep, and real-world connection.
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Depression and Writer’s Block: When the Words Stop Coming theroadtomentalwellness.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/d... Depression and writer’s block can silence creativity, deepen isolation, and make purpose feel distant. A raw reflection on moving forward.
Depression and Writer’s Block: When the Words Stop Coming
For the first time in seven years, the words are no longer coming easily. This deeply personal post explores depression, writer’s block, PTSD, loneliness and what happens when the purpose that once…
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Social Media & Mental Health We’ve never been more connected—yet anxiety keeps rising. Social media doesn’t just reflect reality—it reshapes it. What you consume shapes how you feel. Read more: https://jonathanarenburg.com/social-media-mental-health-effects/
5 Ways Social Media Is Quietly Damaging Your Mental Health - Jonathan Arenburg
Social media mental health effects: 5 ways it quietly impacts anxiety, focus, sleep, and real-world connection.
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At some point, growth asks something uncomfortable of you… to stop looking outward and start looking inward. It’s not easy—but it’s where real change begins. 🎥 Watch now (link in description/comments/bio)
It doesn’t happen overnight. Social media subtly changes how we think and connect—more distractions, less real connections. If you've felt "off," this might explain why. 👇 Read more: https://jonathanarenburg.com/social-media-mental-health-effects/ #mentalhealth
5 Ways Social Media Is Quietly Damaging Your Mental Health - Jonathan Arenburg
Social media mental health effects: 5 ways it quietly impacts anxiety, focus, sleep, and real-world connection.
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Depression and writer’s block collide in this raw reflection on PTSD, loneliness, lost purpose and the difficult search for a new path forward.
Depression and Writer’s Block: When the Words Stop Coming
For the first time in seven years, the words are no longer coming easily. This deeply personal post explores depression, writer’s block, PTSD, loneliness and what happens when the purpose that once helped you survive no longer feels like enough to help you live. Maybe stepping back is not giving up. Maybe it is how a new chapter begins.
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At some point, growth asks something uncomfortable of you… to stop looking outward and start looking inward. It’s not easy—but it’s where real change begins. 🎥 Watch now (link in description/comments/bio)
Finding Ways to Trim the Overthink. Overthinking feels like problem-solving… but often it’s just noise. The more we chase certainty, the more stuck we become. Clarity comes from stepping back—not digging deeper. Read more: https://jonathanarenburg.com/finding-ways-to-trim-the-overthink/
It doesn’t happen overnight. Social media subtly changes how we think and connect—more distractions, less real connections. If you've felt "off," this might explain why. 👇 Read more: https://jonathanarenburg.com/social-media-mental-health-effects/ #mentalhealth
5 Ways Social Media Is Quietly Damaging Your Mental Health - Jonathan Arenburg
Social media mental health effects: 5 ways it quietly impacts anxiety, focus, sleep, and real-world connection.
jonathanarenburg.com
Social Media & Mental Health We’ve never been more connected—yet anxiety keeps rising. Social media doesn’t just reflect reality—it reshapes it. What you consume shapes how you feel. Read more: https://jonathanarenburg.com/social-media-mental-health-effects/
5 Ways Social Media Is Quietly Damaging Your Mental Health - Jonathan Arenburg
Social media mental health effects: 5 ways it quietly impacts anxiety, focus, sleep, and real-world connection.
jonathanarenburg.com