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Is Global Crisis Care for Mental and Behavioral Health Possible?
I'm a suicide survivor who attended the Crisis Now Summit in Amsterdam this June. Here was my experience.
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The missing piece in western psychology
Is the answer to our pain the reason we go to therapy in the first place?
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I met a sheep
Can we call her Lily? Let's call her Lily.
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The December 2022 Newsletter
Archives of my past self writing the words today me needed, and the reminders I never imagined would resonate two years later.
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5 Hard Truths About Relationships.
Some hard truths about understanding triggers, establishing safety, and our capacity for empathy in relatinoships.
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I'm in Eating Disorder treatment (again) and I need to be.
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New Year's Journaling Prompts
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My bikini waxer said this
Harvard thinks mental health creators are public health leaders
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A short post on coping with depression: the “happy hour”
I posted this on my threads last night and someone asked, “Sometimes with depression it’s hard to find joy...
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3 Questions to Ask When You're Lost in Life
Hello, me? It's me. Where are you?
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Halfway Through 2024: June Journaling Prompts
Prompts to help reflect on the last six months, and the six to come.
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3 Ways to Be Authentic Online Without Exposing Your Entire Life
According to a bestselling memoirist and mental health writer
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I tried breathwork for my poor executive functioning
Here's what happened
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Apathy is your brain's way of protecting you from pain
My therapist, once again, called me the fuck out.
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How Storytelling Saves Lives
Moving America's Soul on Suicide
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April Journaling Prompts: Blooming, Giving, and Finding Who Expands Us
This spring I feel we are in need of gentle reminders on how to open, with who, and encouraging others to do the same.
"Moving America's Soul on Suicide"
I'm a suicide survivor who attended the documentary premiere of "Moving America's Soul on Suicide," and here is what I thought.
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The Messy Middle
The Messy Middle
Stories of life's in between moments, great uncertainty, & the part where we show up messy.
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