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What is “Self-Care” Anyway?
What is self-care? Self-care describes a conscious act one takes in order to promote their own physical, mental, and emotional health. I have always been…
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Mental Health Misconceptions
Did you know? The stigma associated with mental health is called “sanism?” There is a lot of sanism and misconceptions surrounding mental illness within our…
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I Took Back Control of My Mental Health, and You Can Too
In the beginning When diagnosed with a mental health condition it can often feel like a life sentence. You will allow the future you had…
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Mental Health and School: Striking a Balance
College is here! College is an exciting moment in a young person’s life, filled with new opportunities, new people, and self-discovery. For many it is…
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Simone Biles just gave us all permission to quit, and I think we should take it
“Put mental health first, because, if you don’t, you’re not going to succeed as much as you want to. So it’s ok sometimes to even…
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The Secret To True Self-Care
If you’ve been here for a while, you know my unpopular opinion that self-care is not sleeping, taking baths, or eating a good, home-cooked meal.…
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When Your Relationship with Your Parents Isn’t How you Imagined it Would Be
It’s almost inevitable with social media; we see people around us showcasing their seemingly perfect relationships with their parents. TikTok’s being made, perfect Instagram photos…
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How to Navigate Differences in COVID19 Boundaries
Well, we made it, sort of. We are almost 9 months in to this global pandemic, and although we thought it would be behind us…
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Defining and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome is a phenomenon that produces feelings of being a fraud or not worthy of the success you experience. If you have ever had…
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Working Through Our Family Secrets
Most families experience family secrets to a certain extent, and sometimes it can begin to weigh heavily on the youngest generation. We find ourselves asking…
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Self-Care for Election Day
We are almost there, friends. According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America survey this month, nearly 70% of adults in the US say…
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Self-Care Isn’t About Bubble Baths
Okay, here we go, unpopular opinion, I know. Self-care isn’t about bubble baths. There, I said it. Why, as a society, do we continue to…
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Is Social Media Running Your Life?
Social media was created with the best of intentions; to connect people who may not have been able to connect previously. But, that was over…
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Is Your Casual Drug or Alcohol Use Actually a Problem?
The year is 2020. I’m pretty sure liquor stores have made out like a bandit post-pandemic due to the thousands of Americans turning to alcohol…
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Re-Parenting: Giving Ourselves What our Parents Couldn’t
You may have heard the phrase “re-parenting ourselves”. But what does that really mean? Re-parenting ourselves typically takes place in early adulthood when we start…
