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The Voices that Caused Me to Lose Everything

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Neuroplasticity II: Recovery After Jail

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Neuroplasticity: How I Survived Psychosis and Jail

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Criminal Justice Reform Means Reforming the Mental Health System

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How the Mental Health System Failed Me

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A Plea for Compassion as Someone Who Was Arrested During Psychosis

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Reaching Out to a Loved One with Substance Use Disorder

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Black History Month: Writing This Triggers My Anxiety

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The Most Common Symptom That Is Rarely Asked About

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How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Helped My Anxiety

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Overcoming Low Self-Worth with Anxiety, Depression and ADHD

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Recovery Begins with a Decision

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Trauma in Children of Latinx Immigrants

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The Many Impacts of Self-Stigma

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My Experience with a Catatonic-like State

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Understanding the Symptoms of BPD

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What Black History Month Means to Me

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Six Self-Care Tips on Overcoming Abuse-Related Trauma

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A New Tool to Help Plan for Crises

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Grounding Schizophrenia Through Tai Chi

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How I Manage the Side Effects of Antipsychotics

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Reframing Mental Health Labels

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Healing from Heartbreak with BPD

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A Letter to Those Struggling with Mental Illness

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Why I Embrace 12-Step Principles as a Therapist

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The Use of Language and Imagery as a Tool for Managing Anxiety

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Making a Difference One Person at a Time

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My Routine Is Both a Blessing and the Bane of My Existence

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Literature as a Lens to Understand Trauma

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The Mental Health of the Modern Dad

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What Is a Pooled Special Needs Trust?

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Why We Need Responsible Representation in the Film Industry

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The Most Wonderful Time of The Year?

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Clinging to Hope During My Son’s Battle with Addiction

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The Waiting Room

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Talking to Your Kids About Psychiatric Medications

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How to Help Your Child Manage Depression from Coronavirus Isolation

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What Should I Gift My Loved One with Mental Illness?

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My 1,400 Pound Image of Recovery

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Surviving Painful Holiday Emotions

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What Does Support Mean to You?

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The Remarkable Human-Animal Bond

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Quitting Tobacco with A Mental Illness: What You Need to Know

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A Word to the Wise: Caregiver Take Care

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Finding a Partner Who Accepts My Mental Illness

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The Harsh Light of Motherhood

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My Emotions During My Husband’s Bipolar Episodes

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The Benefits of Having Positive Social Interactions

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When You Have an Anxiety Disorder, Courage Is Subjective

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What Can I Do to Be There for My Loved One with Mental Illness?

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7 Tools for Managing Traumatic Stress

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Building Resilience During a Difficult Year

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Impacting Mental Health Resources with Your Vote

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Four Reasons Why I Vote for Mental Health

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The People We Elect Affect Our Mental Health Care

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Ways You Can Encourage Your Community To Get Out The Vote

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Why Everything is a Mental Health Issue When You Cast Your Ballot

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Why Stereotypes About Psychosis Are Harmful

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What People Get Wrong About Bipolar Disorder

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It’s Not “Just” Anxiety

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5 Things I Wish My Loved Ones Knew About Dissociation

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What I Want You to Know as Someone with BPD

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What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know

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5 Common Myths About Suicide Debunked

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Responding to Crisis: The Crisis Living Room

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The Importance of Accepting Help

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My Spiral out of Reality

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What Safety Means as a Trauma Survivor

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A New Treatment Option for Major Depressive Disorder

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When Someone is Suicidal, Choose Support — Not Guilt

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How to Be with Sadness

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Tips for Getting an Insurer to Cover Mental Health Treatment

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Suicide Prevention: Saving Lives Now and Beyond

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Making the Most of a Psych Ward Stay: Strategies from a Psychiatric Nurse

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My Friend Is Suicidal: What Should I Do?

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From Patient to Survivor

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An Antidote for the Pandemic-related Mental Exhaustion You’re Feeling

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How Early Intervention Impacted My Life

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My Long Journey to Getting My Son Help

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What Happens When Your Child’s School Reports Suicidal Ideation

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3 Types of School Supports to Help Students with Mental Health Conditions

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How Students Changed the Law to Allow Mental Health Days

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7 Myths About Pediatric Depression

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Is Social Media Good or Bad for Our Mental Health?

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To All the Professors and Teachers of Those with Invisible Illnesses

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Ways We Can Address the Social Determinants of Mental Health

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Early Intervention for Borderline Personality Disorder

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Why I Decided to Be Open with My Students About My Mental Illness

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He’s Not a Criminal, He’s in Crisis

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How the Pandemic Has Magnified Mental Health Care Disparities

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How My Latina Identity Holds Hands with My Depression

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The Importance of LGBTQ Inner-Equality

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Breaking the Stigma Within My Culture

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Why Black Churches Need to Do Better with Mental Health Issues

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My Faith Saved Me

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Improving Social Determinants of Mental Health in the Black Community

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How Asian Shame and Stigma Contribute to Suicide

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Why We Need More Culturally Competent Therapists

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Embracing the Diversity Within Us

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Discrimination and Racism in the History of Mental Health Care

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