I take frantic notes after every therapy session with the aim of remembering all of the revelations I came to in that 50 minute period. Most of the notes I take are disjointed blurbs that,…
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My birthday has always made me really uncomfortable. There’s something about the attention that comes with the whole day that makes me wriggle. On top of that, birthdays get built up (whether in my mind…
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I will start this by saying that we’re all a whole lot stronger than we think. And when you put yourself out there in a competitive environment, mental toughness allows you go past the edge…
View PostI will start this by saying that we’re all a whole lot stronger than we think. And when you put yourself out there in a competitive environment, mental toughness allows you go past the edge…
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I binge a lot less than I used to, but… Last night, I ate a bag of chocolate Easter eggs, a pint of chocolate caramel ice cream, some dates, the remaining frozen chocolate in our…
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Self-Care 101: ‘Write 1 thing you’re grateful for or like about yourself per day.’ This was my therapist’s response to the prolonged silence and shrug that followed her question about what I need right now.…
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Some mornings start with so much hope and then they end the way I really feel. Numb. I told my therapist today, ‘you could put me in a cardboard box and I wouldn’t have the…
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Life is full of moments that test our resolve. They might force us to do some introspection, to question not only what drives us, but how we define success. We might ask ourselves whether what…
View PostLife is full of moments that test our resolve. They might force us to do some introspection, to question not only what drives us, but how we define success. We might ask ourselves whether what…
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