Tag: mental health
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Humble Growth
My friend recently sent me two podcast episodes on the Enneagram and Trauma. Before I say more, two things you should know: If you’re like, “Oh my gosh more about this Enneagram nonsense,” don’t touch that dial! The podcast was where the inspiration for this post started, but you don’t have to know anything about…
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Don’t Forget
As we head into a new year and people have all the time in the world to reflect on their vast accomplishments from 2020 and giant goals for 2021 (“I ran 3,000 miles this year!” or “I will be able to bench press my pickup truck by 2022!”) please don’t forget: It’s okay if you…
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FOFMO
I have a pretty serious case of FOFMO. What’s that? You’ve never heard of it? No, it’s not a typo. You’re thinking of its highly publicized cousin, FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out.) FOMO is an emotional state in which a person feels like they are either being left out of a fun thing or are…
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You Can Take It With You
On Wednesday of this week, I had a bit of a meltdown. I say “a bit” because I’ve had actual panic attacks before and this was not that. I’ve also fallen into black holes of depression and this was not that, either. This was fast, intense anxiety that tried to amp up my body and…
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Let’s Call This What It Is
I was meeting with two coworkers this week to explain what I would need from them in order to do something they were asking of me. For context, I explained that I have had to put a lot of boundaries in place lately in order to continue functioning. I said that last week I was…
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The Inner Dialogue
My Emotional Self: BAAHHH! I HAVEN’T WRITTEN A BLOG POST AND I HAVE NO IDEAS AND I’M NOT EVEN A GOOD WRITER AND WHAT AM I GOING TO DO I GIVE UP IT’S OVER I NEED A NEW LIFE DREAM I’M GOING TO GO MAKE SOME BROWNIES My Logical Self: Seriously? Calm down. You haven’t…