Depression
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Brutally Honest First Trimester Recap: Mental Health and Pregnancy
How I’m Balancing My Pregnancy While Coping With Depression and Anxiety Here is your fair warning that this is a very TMI article. Like… way too graphic for me to be comfortable with my coworkers or ex’s reading. I will also be discussing mental health, body image, projectile vomiting, and medications. These are all difficult…
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Lion’s Mane: the Anti-Anxiety Adaptogen. Here’s How I Take It…
Lion’s Mane Mushroom + Reishi Mushroom = A Calmer, Focused Mind. Opening Up About My Mental Health Journey First off, I want to say thank you to those who’ve reached out about their own mental health journies. When I initially started sharing my struggles with severe anxiety and chronic depression, I really didn’t know what…
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Hard Life Lessons I Learned Before I Turned 30
Brutally Honest Life Advice From an Extroverted Introvert. Turning 30 seems to have a bad reputation. But I couldn’t feel more optimistic about it! It’s something I embrace wholeheartedly because I finally feel comfortable in my skin. I must admit, it’s been a long, winding path to get here. And yet with every obstacle, I…
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Shelter From the Storm
What to do When Facing Anxiety, Depression or Post-Tramatic Stress Disorder? I was in a highway car crash on October 26, 2017. It was one of my greatest fears. I was pulled over on the left shoulder of the highway, hazard lights blinking and ears ringing. In my rearview mirror, the hood of a white…
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Searching for happiness in a world obsessed with image can be daunting. And sometimes, destructive. Just like Alice, I found myself chasing a white rabbit through an illogical reflection of reality. So many twists and turns! So many hopes dashed. I withdrew deep inside myself to reflect. The ‘white rabbit’ in my story is, of…