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.
The Recovery Process Means Starting Fresh
The recovery process for a mental illness often means that we are starting our lives from scratch again. It can be frustrating – and incredibly rewarding.
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.
Crisis Survival: How to Control the Uncontrollable
Emotional crises can happen anywhere and under even seemingly simple situations. Learning to manage a crisis scenario is critical.
Stigma, in All Its Damaging Glory
There are few topics that hit as hard within the mental health community as stigma. The natural question is: How do we end the stigma around mental illness?
Community Helps Us Heal Faster
Belonging and participating in community is so important to our mental health. When we are in community, we have a sense oCommunity gives us a sense of belonging and also teaches us how to give and receive love and care. Locating and joining one is important for our recovery.f belonging and importance. Our very presence and participation grants the same to others. In the giving, sharing, and receiving, we create something larger than ourselves.
Cycles and Triggers: An Overview
We can learn to manage our cycles and triggers and influence their impact upon our mental health. Doing so helps us get to a place of peace.
How I Changed My Relationship with Alcohol
I’m not an alcoholic. I’ve never attended meetings, no DUIs, nothing matches what you might expect. Yet, my relationship with alcohol was a problem.
The Grieving Process: The True Stages
When we suffer a loss, we go through a grieving process. You may be surprised to learn the true stages of grief and how we experience them.
Everyday Rest & Relaxation Helps Us Heal
R&R. Vacation. Time off. PTO. Whatever you call it, in our society, taking time to rehabilitate ourselves from the day-to-day grind is desperately desired and often neglected. Too often, we only think of “rest” as what we do on vacation, or the weekend. What if we were to invite rest and joy into our daily lives? What impact would that make?
Putting Together Your Self-Care Plan
Even when we know the importance of putting together a good self-care plan, it can feel overwhelming to do. Four pillars? Each pillar has multiple pieces? The heart races and the breathing gets shorter. Let’s slow it down and tackle this process – together.
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