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? 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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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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Have you ever had to deal with an overwhelming task? If you’re anything like me and struggle with executive dysfunction, you’ve had to deal with A LOT of overwhelming tasks. That’s because those of us with ED often struggle with planning and memories of our past mistakes haunt us to the point we don’t even
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One thing that has helped me tremendously as a chronic workaholic is to have a Rest Day Planner. Dr. Elaine Aron, the preeminent guru of Highly Sensitive People, suggests that planned rest is one of the greatest things we can do to preserve our health and overall happiness. As someone who often forgets to take
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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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*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 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.*
What Is The Miracle Question? And How Can it Change Your Life? Read More »
5 Affirmations for the Recovering Perfectionist: Hi, I’m Maria and I’m a recovering perfectionist. Yep, that’s right – I’m one of those people. The try hards who get A++s, have happy looking family lives, and get promoted easily and effortlessly. The world loves to to razz perfectionists because we seem…well…so perfect. But the truth is
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Make Mental Healthcare More Equitable. In the past, we’ve talked about racial inequality in the US Mental Healthcare system.(Check out our expose on Scientific Racism in the Mental Health Community below) We’ve also talked about organizations and individuals doing a lot of work to end systemic racism in the healthcare field. (See below!) Now it’s
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