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How to recognize and unlearn it

 

October 28, 2024 - Mia Barnes

 
 

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Talking mental health with parents who don’t get it (yet)
Talking mental health with parents who don’t get it (yet)

How to approach conversations with compassion, boundaries, and facts.

By Mia Barnes

Overcoming decision fatigue
Overcoming decision fatigue

7 hacks for simplifying choices.

By Kristina Benoist

What is delayed grief?
What is delayed grief?

How to move through the grief that resurfaces when you least expect it.

By Kristina Benoist

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Talking mental health with parents who don’t get it (yet)
Talking mental health with parents who don’t get it (yet)

How to approach conversations with compassion, boundaries, and facts.

By Mia Barnes

Featured
Talking mental health with parents who don’t get it (yet)

How to approach conversations with compassion, boundaries, and facts.

By Mia Barnes

Overcoming decision fatigue

7 hacks for simplifying choices.

By Kristina Benoist

What is delayed grief?

How to move through the grief that resurfaces when you least expect it.

By Kristina Benoist

Anxiety

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Is anxiety a disability?
Is anxiety a disability?

When does a mental health condition “count” as a disability?

By Jackie Menjivar

Is it anxiety or intuition?
Is it anxiety or intuition?

When should you listen to that gut feeling.

By Jackie Menjivar

Just Checking In: Anxiety
Just Checking In: Anxiety

Ten simple questions to check in on someone's mental health when they're struggling with anxiety.

 

Relationships

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Chemistry is not enough on its own
Chemistry is not enough on its own

Discovering what truly matters in making connections last.

By Lizzy Madrigal and Drew Valo

How do you know if someone is bad for your mental health?
How do you know if someone is bad for your mental health?

What actually makes a person toxic, and how do you manage these relationships?

By Alyssa Goldberg

Why do I need constant reassurance that they still love me?
Why do I need constant reassurance that they still love me?

They still love you even if they’re not around to tell you.

By Jackie Menjivar

 

BIPOC Mental Health

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What does it mean to decolonize mental health?
What does it mean to decolonize mental health?

Things to learn (and unlearn) about justice-oriented mental health care.

By Kristina Benoist

How to stop intergenerational trauma
How to stop intergenerational trauma

What is intergenerational trauma, and how can you heal from it?

By Kristina Benoist

How to find an inclusive therapist
How to find an inclusive therapist

Tools for finding culturally-affirming care.

Self-Care

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IDONTMIND's guide to self-care on a budget
IDONTMIND's guide to self-care on a budget

Feel your best without breaking the bank.

By Dineka Ringling

8 ways to get out of your head and in the moment
8 ways to get out of your head and in the moment

Sometimes you just need to give yourself a rest.

By Jackie Menjivar

6 tips for when you're feeling overwhelmed
6 tips for when you're feeling overwhelmed

Feeling overwhelmed is a normal part of life. Here are a few things to try next time your brain is trying to process too much.

 

Personal stories

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Emerging from shadows: A journey through depression
Emerging from shadows: A journey through depression

Navigating the darkness, finding hope, and shattering the stigma.

By Dina Najjar

How one mental health advocate is tackling mental health access on her campus
How one mental health advocate is tackling mental health access on her campus

Hannah Berrett discusses overcoming barriers to mental health support at her university and paving the path toward a brighter future.

By Kristina Benoist

The colors I did not choose: Black queer woman
The colors I did not choose: Black queer woman

“My love has burned red and drowned in blue but my rainbow love hides in the shadows.”

By Jo Oluwatosin

 

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