I Chased Small Wins and It’s Giving Me Freedom
When I started focusing on small wins instead of pursuing the big, grand picture, I discovered the most success I’ve ever had.
Simple Tricks for Managing Impulse Control
Impulse control can feel like an overwhelming challenge to tackle. When we step back, we see there are some simple steps we can take to manage it.
Relationships: Do I Stay or Do I Go?
As we rethink our approaches to life, relationships are one area that naturally come up for examination: Do we stay or do we go?
When Best Practices Fail You
Too often, we take these best practices as gospel-truth and get frustrated when we don’t see the results we expected. So what goes wrong?
Three Tips for Managing Your Emotions
Living with a mental illness, we live with more intense emotions. Learning to manage our emotions healthily is a vital part of the process.
Venting Can Be Good – Or Destroy Relationships
“Venting” is today’s safe word for gossip. In reality, venting is about a quick release of emotion so we can problem-solve the situation.
Gain Comfort and Safety with a Cope Ahead Plan
The point of the Cope Ahead Plan is to remove us from the position of victim and put us into a place of strength. We empower ourselves to take safe action.
Hidden Triggers: Uncovering and Understanding
It can take time and careful examination, but identifying our hidden triggers is an important step on our road to mental health.
James Prescott Talks About Triggers
James Prescott shares his story of encountering triggers and shares what he’s learned about identifying and managing them.
Negative Emotions Aren’t Negative
We tend to look at our emotions as “good” or “bad.” In reality, our emotions tell us important information about ourselves.
Tips for Sharing Your Diagnosis
At some point, we all have to make the decision: To share or not share our diagnosis? Here’s how I approached it, and the lessons I learned are invaluable.
Forgiveness, Grace, and Justice Go Together
Figuring out how we can safely extend forgiveness and grace while maintaining boundaries can be a challenge in every relationship.
I Have a Routine and It Sets Me Free
I savored my routine-free, spontaneous life, not realizing how much it was costing my mental health. Embracing routines has been my key to freedom.
Radical Acceptance: Accepting the Unacceptable
With some difficult situations, our only choice is radical acceptance; we gain peace when we acknowledge we cannot change or fix a situation.
Changing the People-Pleasing Instinct
When our helpfulness crosses the line into people-pleasing, we create friction in our lives. Remembering that every “yes” is connected to a “no” can help.
Micro-Steps Are Critical to Success
One thing I’ve learned is that your baby step may be my long jump. Sometimes, even baby steps are too big. That’s why I advocate for micro-steps.
I’m Not Setting Any Goals This Year
This is the time of year that every personal development writer starts using a dirty word: Goal. This year, I’m rebelling. I’m not setting any goals.
You Are Not Your Disorder
You are not your diagnosis. People living with cancer say, “I have cancer,” not “I am cancer.” Your illness is simply that: an illness. It may influence your life, and you may have to learn to manage your symptoms, but it doesn’t define you.
A Mental Illness Diagnosis Means a Better Life Is Possible
It’s exciting to witness that moment when someone realizes that their diagnosis means that a better life is possible for them.
Asking for Help Is an Important Skill
There are several excuses we give ourselves to explain why we don’t ask for the help we need. None of them are accurate, though we believe they are.
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