Mental Health Education

5 Big Facts About Intrusive Thoughts and OCD That You Need To Know

What I didn’t know was that I wasn’t a monster. I had one of the most common types of OCD. If I had known that my intrusive thoughts were normal it would have saved me 10+ years of misery.

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What Is Stimming And How Can It Affect Your Mental Health As a Neurodivergent?

What is stimming? Chances are you’ve heard of it before in relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder. But did you know this self regulatory behavior is something everyone participates in? Yep, that’s right – everybody stims! But just what is stimming and why am I writing about it in a mental health blog post? Keep reading

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Leaning Into The Unexpected – How To Deal With a Backslide

How To Deal With a Backslide: Have you experienced an unexpected and severe backslide in your mental health journey? I certainly have. In fact, I just recently felt like I’d stepped five years backwards in my mental health journey. Long story short, trauma reared its ugly head in a very bad and unexpected way. In

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Not Another Self Care Checklist: Why Self Care Tools Don’t Work and What to Do About It

I know what you’re thinking: ugh, not another self care checklist!! Believe me, I totally understand that sentiment. I’m the queen of starting routines, following them for a couple weeks and then forgetting about them when I get too busy or stressed. I’m right there with ya. On that note, I’m going to tell you

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A Layman’s Guide* and Worksheet: Solution Focused Therapy for Goal Setting

*Disclaimer – While based on therapy techniques, this guide was not created by a mental health professional. It is only ever meant to be used as a layman’s introduction to Solution Focused Therapy techniques adapted for the purposes of personal growth. SFT should always be done with the guidance of a mental health professional. This

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What Is The Miracle Question? And How Can it Change Your Life?

What if you woke up tomorrow and your biggest problems were miraculously…gone? I know what you’re thinking: “yeah, right that’d be the day. Why even bother fantasizing about something that won’t happen?” And I would have to agree with you. It’s pretty unreasonable to expect life’s issues (especially mental health issues) to just go *poof.*

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The 3 Mystical Secrets of Highly Productive People (And What That Means for Your Mental Health)

The 3 Mystical Secrets of Highly Productive People: Highly productive people – we all know them. They’re the ones who always have a project or two (or seven) going. Coworkers who can handle impossible workloads. Creatives who produce an insane amount of work on a daily basis. How do they do it all without breaking

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MSB Quizzes: Care for Your Self Care

You know it’s important to care for yourself – but did you know it’s also essential to care for your self care!? Yep, that’s right – in order to have optimum mental health you have to pay attention to how well you’re caring for yourself. Why’s that? Because it’s not just baths and scented candles

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Mental Health for Moms: Dealing With Unrealistic Expectations of Motherhood

Moms and Mental Health Series Here at MSB, we specialize in talking about Mental Health issues from the unique perspectives of those who experience them. That’s why we’re dedicating this series specifically to Moms who struggle with their Mental Health. Why? Because Moms don’t get the choice to step back and work on their Mental

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Inspiring Quotes for Mental Wellness: 5 Quotes on Resilience

Inspiring Quotes for Mental Wellness I’m going to be very honest with you all – I’m a sucker for quotes, especially those inspiring quotes for mental wellness you see all over Pinterest. I don’t know what it is, but I get so moved by inspiration. Tears come to my eyes when I see an animal

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