mental-health
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The state of the country I call home is a shitshow. For those of you offended by curse words, there is simply no other word to use to describe the daily madness that is happening in the United States. There are so many daily assaults on the pillars of democracy, the rights of people, and…
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Dear reader,I will warn you ahead of time that this post veers off into what many call “woo woo”. I have discovered in the last 2.5 years that I am drawn to those practices, ideas, beliefs, etc that fit under the “woo woo” umbrella. Yoga is the only exception. I’ve tried yoga many times and…
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I know I am not the only one who has felt like the last week has been at least a year long. Each day and sometime multiple times a day it seem like a headline worse than the last pops up on our screens. Headlines full of things that seem unimaginable and yet are unfortunately…
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As someone who is a recovering people pleaser, disappointing people is one of my least favorite things to do. It physically makes my chest hurt to know that I have disappointed someone and/or let someone down. The universe decided to speed up my people pleasing recovery process by giving me illnesses that require me to…
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According to the Oxford Languages Dictionary, healing is defined as, “the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again.” Our cultural perspective of healing is rooted in this definition. We think of healing as a return to. Someone gets a cold, they take meds, and they return to feeling healthy again. Someone breaks their…
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A+ therapist ends every session with this seemingly simple question. My answers vary each session. Today, after a particularly intense session of cave diving into the caverns of my soul and opening up doors that have been covered with cobwebs because they haven’t been opened for years, I needed McDonalds. For whatever reason, my go…
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I have been having issues with my eyes off and on since getting Covid in 2022, but after my most recent bout with Covid those issues have gotten worse. Last week, I spent 90 mins at an ophthalmologist who deals with eye issues related to brain issues. I am pretty sure she did every test…
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It’s been awhile since I’ve written a post because I haven’t been able to find the words that speak to this season. I’ve stared at a blank computer screen more times than I can count over the last 9 days doing my best to magically will words of wisdom of how to keep thriving when…
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If you happen to play Keno, the Lottery, or partake in any kind of betting/gambling, you know that numbers can absolutely change your life. This isn’t a post about Keno numbers although I have recently become quite the fan of Keno. But there are other numbers that can change your live. Specifically, the 3 numbers…
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Last week A+ therapist and I were discussing how living with chronic illness requires one to be intentional in ways that get overwhelming at times and take the spontaniety out of life. If I do my entire morning routine of treatments, red light therapy, stretches, brain games, meditation, etc from start to finish at one…
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