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Tag: therapy

The Importance of Time and Mental Health

Your mental health is important. Progress is important. Progress is not always comfortable. In fact, it usually isn’t. Keep asking yourself the hard questions and finding time to move in the right direction. #mentalhealth

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In Honor of Mental Health Month

When you’re in a good place it’s easy to forget how far away rock bottom was. There are two low … More

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Public Speaking Terrifies Me

Here are some quick facts about me that you may have already picked up on if you’ve looked through older … More

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Why I Can’t Celebrate Calm

Therapy is once every three to four weeks unless I need a little extra time to vent and purge. Recently … More

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I Can’t Change, Cure, or Save You

In therapy today my eyes got watery, but nothing slid down my face. Crying is a sign of weakness, so … More

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Avoiding Things; Not Always a Bad Thing

In a recent therapy session, my therapist and I talked about avoidance behavior and when it’s okay to not engage … More

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I've been seeing this all over IG and it's my book club March selection. I need to hustle up and read it by next week. Have you read this one?
When your friend brings books for you to sign on your dinner date ❤️ Happy to accommodate.
Editing. Editing. Stuck in the land of editing.
I am sharing my favorite book of poems from my youth and how I make my coffee. I add some extra goodness so my coffee is working for me. I have to order some of this online, but it lasts quite a while.
Just a slight obsession with cookbooks and planning my week ahead. I like the tone and excitement cookbook authors bring to their stories. Some are serious, yet others are completely hilarious.
🎧 Listening to The Bell Jar audio book

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