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Coping Skills

Mindfulness 101 – Observe, Describe, and Participate

Possibly the most helpful, life transforming, skill I’ve ever learned in Mindfulness. Mindfulness is very deep in practice, but getting started can be simple.

Coping Skills

How To Get Anything You Want

As we entered the jail, he said to me, “I have been nice to you and have not in any way mistreated you. Please return that.”

Loving Someone with Mental Illness / Mental Illness

Can Boundaries Save Lives?

Since I started my work with several clients in Peer Support, I have found that boundaries can often be a central issue…

Coping Skills / Mental Illness

How I Use Colorful Imagery to Succeed

I like to think I have a pretty imaginative mind. Sometimes that greatly helps my struggle against my symptoms. Today, I’ll give the example of a battle…

About / Loving Someone with Mental Illness / Mental Illness

How I Entered Into Recovery

One of the most vexing aspects of caring for someone with mental illness is that you can’t MAKE them recover. We with our illnesses…

Coping Skills

Excited For A “Good Day”

I had a great day yesterday! I missed Church and was quite depressed about it!

Mental Illness

What Does A Panic Attack Look Like

I’ve always been one to have anxiety. Even as a toddler, I refused to speak because in my perfectionism; I wanted to make sure I got the words right. As I got older…

Loving Someone with Mental Illness

How To Get Your Loved Ones Into Recovery

Quite possibly the most important and most frequently asked question I receive is “How can I get my loved one into Recovery like you are?”

Coping Skills

Venting: Helpful or Harmful?

Everyone knows that sometimes you just need to “vent” about your problems. Basically, you complain about it and get the frustration off your chest. Does it work though? I’m not so sure…

Coping Skills

Today, my alarms didn’t wake me up, so I was asleep until late morning, unlike my typical routine where I wake up decently early and am ready for the day. It seems appropriate that this would happen on Friday the 13th. So what gives? Is there truth to this somehow? Maybe in some small way, there is…