We’re excited and happy to announce the addition of a new blog to the Psych Central family. Joining our popular blog on bipolar disorder, Bipolar Beat, our new blog is called Celebrity Psychings and is written by freelance writer, Alicia Sparks.

You may recognize that name, as Alicia was the author behind the blog, Mental Health Notes. I was an avid reader of Mental Health Notes and recognized that Alicia is a great writer, so I asked her to come on over to Psych Central to write for us. After some discussion, it became clear that she’s very interested in the intersection of mental health and celebrities, because celebrities have the ability to reach an audience who ordinarily might not even think about (or recognize the legitimacy of) mental health concerns.

While we’re not into celebrity worship here, we believe that people can use their popularity for good when they talk about mental health issues out loud and in public. The more people get talking about mental health, the more it reduces the stigmatization and misinformation about these issues. And while in an ideal world, most celebrities would be teachers and scientists instead of actors or sports figures, we have to follow society’s trends.

So please welcome Alicia to Psych Central, and check out Celebrity Psychings (and add it to your RSS feed today!). We’re so very pleased to have her join our efforts here!

Dr. John Grohol is the CEO and founder of Psych Central. He is an author, researcher and expert in mental health online, and has been writing about online behavior, mental health and psychology issues -- as well as the intersection of technology and human behavior -- since 1992. Dr. Grohol sits on the editorial board of the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking and is a founding board member and treasurer of the Society for Participatory Medicine.

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