Coping & Thriving
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When Love Needs a Tune-Up: How Couples Therapy Sessions Can Help Reignite Your Marriage

Marriage is a beautiful journey that can be full of ups and downs. Unfortunately, it's common for couples to experience rough patches that can leave them ...

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Chronic Pain Is a Pain in the You Know What and Getting Help Is Complicated

I am in so much physical and emotional pain that I pretty much do not leave my house. I have been in physical pain most of my life. Sometimes I can cope easily ...

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How to Deal with the Circus of Circumstances That Is Life

Life be life-ing. The phrase needs no explanation. But could adopting this phrase as a mental health mantra benefit our well-being? When we find ourselves ...

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I Stopped Oversharing and It Greatly Improved My Mental Health

Oversharing is considered anything shared by someone on social media that is personal, but also very distressing or shocking. For people like myself with ...

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6 Purposeful Yet Restful Self-Care Activities for People with Chronic Illness

If you live with a chronic illness, these purposeful yet restful self-care activities will let you use your mind without using too much energy. Having a ...

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How People Who Experience Racism Can Practice Self-Compassion

People of color are bombarded with negative feedback about themselves from society as a whole. This feedback does not give us room to learn self-love and ...

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The Biggest Lesson Therapy Has Taught Me About My Anxiety

I’ve been in and out of therapy since college. And each time I’ve gone to therapy, I’ve learned something new about myself. Finding the right therapist is a ...

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What I Learned from Going to Counseling as a Future Counselor

Many people struggle with mental health issues. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was estimated that there were over 50 million Americans dealing ...

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7 Unexpected Ways I Overcame Body Dysmorphia and Feelings of Ugliness

I looked in the mirror. My hair was shiny. My skin looked OK. Did I even think I was pretty? The audacity. Why had this unknown resolve risen up within me? For ...

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How to Make Good Decisions When You’re in a Mental Health Slump

A roller coaster ride usually has its highs and lows. Some highs get your blood pumping, adrenaline running, and excitement overflowing while the lows can make ...

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