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Category: Mental health
Using this DBT skills workbook helps my mental health.
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How meditation transformed my life (+ resources).
I’ve spoken about meditation often in the past. It’s a tool that helps me manage overwhelming emotions and overcome obstacles I face due to my mental illness. Today I want to share my story of how I started meditating and what tools I used. Maybe I will one day write about my whole journey from…
Why self-care should make you uncomfortable.
I’ve been wanting to explore this topic for a long, long time. Since we all like to talk about self-care and being good to ourselves, this post will hopefully take us deeper and further in the discussion of how to be kind to our bodies and minds. What do you think of when you hear…
Let’s talk about suicide and self-harm.
I was debating with myself whether or not I should write about this for like… 10 seconds. Then I opened my Google Docs and wrote the title. It’s a heavy topic for most people and I don’t want to make someone feel like I am not taking it seriously because of my light approach to…
3 tips for choosing the right psychiatrist.
My first experience with a psychiatrist was when I was 17 and got diagnosed with clinical depression. I was suicidal, I left school but not told anyone, swallowed a bunch of pills but because nothing happened I didn’t realize I basically almost committed suicide, and I was self-harming regularly. I was physically bullied at school…
