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Live to Spite the Anxiety
My anxiety has been getting worse the last couple weeks. Not going to lie, that has been a bit defeating. But mental health is not just a one time fix. And life never really gets easier. When I find myself in these times it is hard to find a reason to keep going. Not necessarily…
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The Attitude of Gratitude
Friends, family, we are on the final stretch of the year 2020. We have just finished up Halloween and are now getting into Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years (secretly hoping 2021 will magically erase all of the problems 2020 has brought). While I must say that October-December is definitely my favorite time of the year,…
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To Love Thyself
Shakespeare said in the famous Hamlet, “To thine own self be true.” The end credits song of Mulan tells us we must be “True to your heart.” We hear all the time to just “bee yourself” (that was Aladdin), and I feel like we all want to be. It can be suffocating to not be…
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One Foot in Front of the Other
At one point this week my sister and I were up at about 1a.m. doing homework, and I looked at her, incredibly exhausted, and said, “It has been such a long week and it’s only Tuesday.” This week was stressful. Midterms are upon us, and I have been stressing my brains out trying to study…
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Lessons Learned From Therapy
After 2 years, lots of tears and debate, and SO MUCH GROWTH, I graduated therapy last week! My dear therapist wanted to play me graduation music, but that is not quite how it works. But it does mean I have finally been able to take the tools I have been given and take care of…
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Letting In The Light
“We are all a little broken, that’s how the light gets in” I love this quote. But you know what is sad? It is not even a real quote. Apparently it is a mixture of a quote by the poet Ernest Hemmingway and lyrics from the musician Leonard Cohen. Ha, a broken quote that talks…
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Intro to Living the Half Full Life
As cheesy as it sounds, living the half-full life has saved my life on a few occasions. Let’s start with some facts. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, Major Depressive Disorder (or MDD) is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. Statistically, the “percent of persons aged 12 years…
Living the Half Full Life 