I'll be honest...I've been struggling on this topic lately. Like many girls in high school, I struggled with how I perceived myself. Coupled with depression and anxiety, this was just something else to battle. I watched America's Next Top Model religiously and wanted to receive the same attention as those on the show. That's where …
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I know how easy it is to get stuck in the negative circular thinking and self-talk. When I say I'm resting, I'm often not resting in the slightest bit. I may not be doing anything physically demanding, but my brain seems to be going a million miles per hour, which can be absolutely exhausting. So...for …
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October marks the beginning of my most favorite time of the year! The weather begins to cool, I can pull out my boots that have been stored away for, what seems like, forever, the time changes, and bundling up becomes more frequent as the month progresses into November and then December. While I binge on …
The brief summary that I read from Jason Kander, the Kansas City mayoral candidate who recently withdrew from the race, had left me with a great sense of empathy. While I am a very empathic individual, what he has said has remained with me the last few days. See his note to the public here …
I'm in the midst of an episode. You know, depression. It isn't something I want to admit and it isn't something that I want to recognize, yet here I am. I haven't been to therapy in a couple of months. I felt fine every time I met with her after I ended my 4 year …
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