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Depression & Anxiety: Mental Health Advocate Goes Viral
Depression & Anxiety: Mental Health Advocate Goes Viral Content note: This video includes a frank discussion of suicide. Lauren walked into high school and a world of bullying. Living with undiagnosed anxiety and depression, she found herself emotionally reeling. Lauren had recently found an escape in her online makeup videos. Channeling her pain, she decided […] -
Why I’m Not Making Any New Year’s Resolutions
I just can’t shake that need to please, stay productive and be perfect. -
Hanging On the Edge: Rock Climbing and the Therapeutic Relationship
I have found climbing to be a beautiful metaphor for overcoming the difficulties life throws our way. -
How I Stay Above Water
Even more helpful than identifying my coping strategies was identifying exactly what triggers me. -
How The Pandemic Helped Me Build a Stronger Self
My increasing ability to withstand ambiguity and change is a measure of my improved mental health. -
How to Cope with Insensitive Comments about Your Mental Health
There are some tools we can use to cope and to help people empathize. -
Three Questions to Ask a Prospective Therapist
It is imperative that you do your due diligence and choose a therapist who makes you feel comfortable, seen, valued and supported. -
How Fandom Conventions Allow Me to Be My True Self
Pretending to be neurotypical, or “normal,” is a common behavior among people living with mental illness. -
Mental Health Resolutions for the New Year
For this new year, we should all think more carefully about how to set ourselves up for success.
