Fight Flight Freeze Fawn: The Fawn Trauma Response Explained
There is much to be said about our body's ability to handle stress, notably psychological stress. It wasn't until years into my recovery from my…
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How to Share Your Mental Health Story
Wondering how to share your mental health story? Get tips from our experts on what to share and what you might want to keep confidential.
5 Ways to Create a Healing Space at Home
Home means something different to all of us. For those in eating disorder recovery, home can be a place of rest and safety while also representing the…
The Inner Critic: Letting Go of Shame and Self-Judgment
Many people in recovery struggle with negative feedback from an inner critic. Here’s how to let go of the invader in your brain.
Being Nonbinary
What does it mean to be nonbinary? What are common misconceptions about being nonbinary? Share one person’s experiences and lessons learned about…
How Every Day Became Thanksgiving
During Thanksgiving of 2014, I ate dinner alone in Baltimore City. My parents and family lived a few miles away, but I was uninvited for the holidays.…
Depression: A Snapshot
This is my kitchen. February 10, 2019, at 10:36 pm—unmercifully documented by the time stamp in my photo reel. Why did I take it? Because I was…
Breaking Through the Holding Pattern: Navigating Uncertainty During a Pandemic
By Julie BishopOne year ago, I wrote about my experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) during the beginning of the COVID pandemic and how…
Making Peace With My Mind
One of the hardest and most rewarding journeys I have been on with my mental health has been learning to accept and embrace my mind and my thoughts.…
Staying Sober During a Pandemic
My sobriety is by far the most important part of my life today. I personally believe that everything in my life is built on the foundation that…
My Mental Health Does Not Define Me
"To maintain my mental health, I continue to see my therapist weekly, stay active through dancing, and I volunteer at an animal shelter. Having a dog…
It’s My Party & I’ll Cry If I Want To: The Truth About Navigating Losses & Grief
Grief and loss. Is there an easy way to talk about them? All of us at some point in our lives will experience the power of these two short words.
Living with OCD During COVID-19
Thirty years ago, mental health wasn't as prominent as it is now, therefore I'm not sure my family even knew how much I was suffering. Years later,…
No One Signs Your Cast
Check out our podcast, Mental Note. In this episode, we speak to Shay about his struggle with mental health issues and receiving the same level of…
I Attempted Suicide: How My Spirituality Saved Me
I personally think spirituality is a part of each of our beings. It has been the difference in my life and has walked me back from the place where I…
Does Nature Heal?
Check out our podcast, Mental Note. In this episode Jennifer Pharr Davis shares how her experience backpacking taught her about self-awareness,…
How to Cope with Anxiety, Depression and PTSD
Join us for this enlightening episode as we hear from McCall Dempsey as she shares the process of choosing to stay in eating disorder recovery even in…
Good Grief
Check out our podcast, Mental Note. The holidays are not always Hallmark-card-perfect. Sometimes they are just as much a reminder of who we have lost…
Mental Health: How Honesty Can Break Us Out of Isolation - Ana Agarrat
Think about it: Life would be so much more real and honest if we could just express our vulnerabilities and struggles more openly! But, unfortunately,…
“Good Grief” – Jeana Cost
I recently read a People magazine article featuring Sheryl Sandberg that said "Grief is a crash course in perspective." Out of all the cliché grief…
Depression: Why It’s Important To Speak Up
Julie Hersch, the talented author of Struck By Living, speaks about her experience with depression.
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