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A Therapist’s Journey: Learning the Art of Self-Soothing

"People want one solution to feel better: one medication, one single action to solve all their problems. The fact is, that’s not how life works....

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Is It a Mental Health Problem? Or Just Puberty?

Most parents experience at least some moments of concern for their children’s mental health during the puberty ages of 11 to 14. But, should you?

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Are You a Chronic Self-Abandoner?

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The Double Standard of Mental Illness

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Showing Strength in the Face of Mental Illness

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Building Bonds Behind Bars with NAMI Peer-to-Peer

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Why Some People Harm Themselves

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How to Respond to Self-Harm

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Understanding Self-Harm

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Reshaping My Relationship with Myself

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What To Do if Your Workplace is Anxiety-Inducing

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When Your Parents Have Mental Illness: Healing Childhood Trauma

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Writing Tips that Can Reduce Symptoms

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My Great Wake-Up Call

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Why Don’t More Olympians Talk About Mental Illness?

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The Problem with Yelling

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Mental Illness: A Common Bond

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How Dogs Can Help with Depression

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Reviving Herbie the Love Bug to Rival Depression

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Motherhood and Your Mental Health

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A Sermon of Truth About Depression

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Being the Person My 13-Year-Old Self Needed

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