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.
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How To Fix The Hardest Problems
I’ve been open on this blog about my struggle to get to church. I tried many things to get to church, but it just felt like a struggle I couldn’t win for a while. I knew I’d get there, but I didn’t know how. Well, in the last couple months, I’ve not missed church a single time. Let me tell you how…
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Will Medications Make Me Better?
Psychotropic medications are powerful tools- some of the most powerful we have. But do they fix everything with a pill?
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What I Do In A Peer Support Session
When talking about my efforts to expand the practice of Peer Support here in West Michigan, I was asked what a typical session would look like…
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What is Peer Support?
Some time ago, I expanded Healing Student from being only a blog to also being a Peer Support practice. Peer Support Specialists are relatively new to the mental health field, so I want to help explain what we do…
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Am I a Failure?
Today, I was planning on watching the store at work. Yet here I am at home, and I’ve essentially called in sick for the week. Have I failed my wonderful boss? Does that make me a failure?
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Give It a Go!
I’ve talked about my boss, Daniel before. He often has more faith in me than I have in myself, but I’m beginning to believe him…
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Thank You!
Recently, I’ve been needing a lot of coping skills to get through. Today, I’m trying giving thanks…
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Handling Shame 101
One of the deepest, most recurring struggles I’ve had is that of shame…
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Pushing Forward
Sometimes there’s nothing to be done about a situation. Sometimes you can’t directly affect what’s going on in any way. So what […]
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