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A mental health advocate sharing her personal experiences, articles, and resources.
Whether it’s something we need to do or part of regular maintenance, heading to the doctor for gyno stuff is no-ones favorite time. Add in our various traumas and it can become a difficult task. Here’s a few tips that I hope will help with a Pap Smear.
Read MoreThere are two questions I often don’t know what to do with.
“Where do you feel that in your body?”
and
“Can you describe that a little more for me?
My reply is typically a shrug of the shoulders.
Read MoreI opened my eyes and the first thought that popped in my head was: “I do not want to get out of bed.” The classic morning refrain for us countless many. After 40 minutes of arguing with myself, I pushed my way toward my coffee pot. I then dragged out my yoga gear and propped open my computer. “Time for Zoom class,” I dutifully told myself, as I then clicked “join meeting.”
Read MoreMotivation is a tricky thing, and sometimes you have to fight back with your own tricks. As a person who lives with depression and anxiety, I often struggle to get the most basic of things done. It’s not that I physically can’t or that I’m choosing not to — it’s that everything becomes difficult and the fatigue is very real. As I have lived with this for many years, over time I’ve developed a few tricks to get things done. They aren’t necessarily permanent solutions, nor will they work for everyone or every situation. Yet they are handy little tips which I’d like to pass on to you.
Read MoreKeeping things orderly is not my strong suit, especially when I’m dealing with depression. While all areas of my home suffer, no area suffers more than my kitchen. Dishes pile up, clutter is not organized and surfaces are not wiped down. Of course over time it only becomes worse, making it all the harder to find the motivation to get into cleaning it. I recently discovered a method that helps me to slowly get things into shape.
Read MoreThere are certain familiar symptoms of depression we often hear about, such as sadness, oversleeping or isolation. There are other symptoms though, that aren’t as out in the open, and I struggle with one of them.
Read MoreWinter makes things that I already find difficult even harder. Getting out of bed is already a hard; doing it in the dark only makes it worse. Getting outdoors to exercise is not an easy task, add those freezing temperatures and my motivation goes out the window. At times I struggle with isolation, when everyone seems to be hibernating this becomes a little more acceptable. As you can see there is no shortage of reasons why depression can either arrive or worsen during these winter months.
Read MoreIt’s no secret I find technology helpful to my mental health. I’ve written about this in some of my articles, and then of course there is this website and my Instagram. I would like to take some time to tell you about another aspect of technology I find helpful, apps.
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