Creating a state of well-being is difficult yet so important for every individual’s life. I have had a difficult time finding this lace of balance. This is where you can find all things about mental health, transition, personal healing, and inspiration to embark on your own healing journey.
Self-Worth: the belief that you are fundamentally worthy and valuable as a person.
We often let external factors determine how valuable we are, rejecting the notion that our worth is found from within.
It’s time to speak on self-worth and know who we are is enough.
Talking about anorexia is uncomfortable and scary, but necessary in the face of vulnerability. Be wiling to expose eating disorders and their destructive nature rather than sweeping the conversation under the rug.
Let’s talk about it, and understand anorexia.
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Depression is gaining recognition in today’s world as light is being shown on the mental illness. It is being exposed as a mental illness that disrupts daily living and mental processes, damages relationships, and isolates a person. Yet, it takes many more forms than we have traditionally been taught.
Let’s talk about depression and how it shows up in different realms, the secret ways it thrives, and what happens when we can’t see into someone’s mind.
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Let’s Talk About Anxiety: the feelings, emotional and intellectual processes, the disruptions, and misconceptions about anxiety as a mental illness.
This post illuminates the raw and vulnerable pieces of anxiety, communicating what deserves to be heard about anxiety disorders.
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Our brains are capable of so many things from creation to logic to love. Yet there are also powerful in how they can darken our outlook on life through negative thinking. However, Positive Reframing allows us to powerfully change these negative thoughts and reclaim a life full of optimism and love.
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Choosing recovery is scary and difficult, but there is so much beauty contained within.
There are lessons o be learned, love to be found, and fear to overcome.
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Being a support person for someone in recovery is uncharted territory for many people and can be daunting. Here are 5 ways to support someone in recovery and healing, from the perspective of a person in recovery.
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We often choose to hide what we are going through, painting shiny gloss over the exposed surface of our pain. We choose to pretend everything is okay when we may feel that we’re crumbling inside. That’s not the way to heal and grow from the experiences we are going through. We cannot begin to bask in the glowing light of transformation and healing if we do not expose our hurt.
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In today’s culture, we often see products, posts, articles, and advertisements about improving ourselves and our lives. We are fed ideas that we need to be going on a yoga retreat, take supplements, go to support groups, and meditate 5 times a week to achieve optimum mental well-being. We search for balance and peace while engaging in the daily hustle, wondering how we can slow down and hold our heads straight.
It is hard when we are often swept into what we believe to be the key to improving our mental health and wellness. However, there is no single solution to whisk away all of our worries and bring joy into our life. Yet, there are simple things we can be intentional about practicing to benefit our mental health. Here are the top 3 ways we can start to support our mental health!
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One Year:
A year of healing and growth. A year of sorrow and tears. A year of unraveling and retying. A year of faith and joy and peace. I reflect on my year in recovery as my one year anniversary approaches and wraps itself into this season’s celebrations.
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