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.
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?
Healthy Relationships Are Possible
Our illnesses often contribute to issues around trust, intimacy, problem resolution, and how we communicate. Even so, we can have healthy relationships.
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.
Triggers: Understanding and Management
Triggers are events (usually small) that sends us back in time to relive a traumatic event. They apply to all types of trauma and vary in their intensity.
When a Cycle Causes a Mood Change
Many of our mood changes are cyclical. By tracking our moods, we can learn the identifying factors of a cycle change and take steps to manage them.
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.
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.
My Best Depression Ever
I’m still surprised at how dramatically the work I’ve done would change my depression experiences. I never expected to say: This is my best depression ever.
Doing Disorder Research Is Vital
It can be scary to think about learning more about our disorders. Yet, disorder research is critical to our ability to advocate and care for ourselves.
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