Tag: mental health
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5 EFFECTIVE Tips To Handle Stress During The Winter (And Enjoy The Season!)
The holidays can easily be called one of the most stressful times of the year, which also means it can be easy to forget to take care of ourselves. Some effective and practical tips can help minimize the stress that accompanies the holiday season. In addition, these tips may help you enjoy the holidays more…
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5 Ways to maintain mental health during the winter months
The days feel shorter, the temperature drops, and the air is crisper. The holidays fill the air with happiness and cheer, yet they can also bring sadness and stress. You are not alone if you are concerned about your mental state. Here are some tips for coping with this holiday season. Get outside! With winter coming,…
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10 Ways to Take Care of You This Summer
Longer days and warmer weather are here; for many of us, it’s time to take a vacation. And while a vacation can be an act of self-care in itself, it can also be stressful, so it’s just as important to engage in self-care through the summer months. Take Your Usual Self-Care Outdoors – Take…
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These Five Boundaries Are The Key To A Calm Work Day
No, I’m not going to tell you to meditate. I had a full-time corporate social media job, and taught yoga classes in the mornings and evenings, while surrounded by company layoffs and ongoing turmoil in the media industry. And yet… My co-workers kept telling me how unfazed I seemed to be and marveled at how…
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A Journey Toward Validity
“Are you new here?” I hear it all the time. Every time, I react the same way. My face gets hot and I try to set my jaw in a display of fake confidence. I’ve been working in the same store for a year and a half now, but it’s still like feeling my way…
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How My Anxiety Made My Father Say “I Love You” For The First Time
My father rarely says “I love you.” We have worked around his fumbling of this phrase. Each night, before he leaves for work or at the end of each phone call, I say “I love you.” And he always replies “Me too.” This has been tradition for as long as I can recall. At this point, when…
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The Feel-Good Rut: A Guide
It’s embarrassing to admit, but I get stuck in cycles of re-watching movies and TV shows and re-reading the same books over and over, rarely introducing anything new into my bank of consumption. It’s like I develop an anxiety about seeing new films, starting new TV shows or picking up a new book. It’s seriously…
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Sexual Violence and Mental Health
Why It’s Important to Respect Survivors with PTSD The impact of sexual violence on a person can be devastating on their mental health. For me, the emotional trauma of having someone I had only known for a month invade my body led to developing a mental illness that affects me to this day. Ever since…
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On Being a Bad Vegan Fatty
By: Jenny Marie I’ve been told that many of my writings begin with a memory; a crystallized moment in time that etches, sharp as a diamond, a message into the fabric of my own reality. This piece is no different, and if I may, I’ll recount another pivotal moment from my past. The women in…
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How to practice good “Sleep Hygiene” to wind your mind and body
Another sleepless night spent worrying as you stare at the ceiling? Stress and anxiety can often keep you from getting the sleep you need. Many people with anxiety disorders have trouble sleeping and at some point it’s hard to tell whether you’re having trouble sleeping because you’re anxious, or you’re anxious because you can’t sleep.…
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