Tag: holistic health
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You Are Who You Say You Are: On Negative Self-Talk
“You are what you eat.” Maybe you’ve heard this saying growing up. Maybe your mom used to say, “If you eat too much chocolate, you’ll become chocolate!” Well lately I’ve been thinking — what if I am who I say I am? What if I am the words I call myself, the thoughts I think…
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Living With & Loving Someone With Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I’m so delighted that 1) this month exists and 2) I have yet another reason to share mental health journey with you. As someone who’s lived with bipolar for over half a decade (six years, to be exact), I have grown passionate about discussing mental illness, encouraging those who…
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6 Years Of Bipolar: On Gratitude
I was diagnosed with bipolar six year ago. And what a wild ride it has been! Since my diagnosis, I’ve worked in the PR, legal, and climbing industries. I’ve moved several times — including in, out, and back into my parents (currently I’m on my own). I’ve become a plant mom, dog mom, and car…
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Bipolar Disorder: Myths vs. Facts Pt. 1
I have bipolar disorder. I was diagnosed in the spring of 2016 after a severe manic episode. And boy, has it been a long and enduring and wild journey since then. Today, I’m introducing a new series on myths vs. facts of bipolar disorder out of the hope to normalize discussing mental health and illness,…
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Self-Care Series pt. 4: On Connecting With Others
When I’m depressed, I tend to isolate. I feel ashamed of my depressed feelings and apathy, I feel insecure and anxious, and I don’t want anyone to see me in this state. Unfortunately the impact of self-isolating is cyclical: I isolate to avoid others, avoiding others makes me feel isolated, and it repeats and repeats…
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Self-Care Series pt. 2: Exercise Often & Eat Well
Taking care of your body is important. Often times I focus on the mental aspect of self-care: last week I talked about rest and the importance of setting time to re-energize yourself. But this week, I’m breaking down the more physical side of self-care, which includes exercising often and eating well. On Exercising I’m not…
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Self-Care Series pt. 1: The Importance Of Rest
Rest is important. Boom, bang, done. If there’s anything I want you to glean from this post, it is the importance of rest and taking the time you need to re-energize and re-fuel yourself. For someone who is a rest advocate, I will confess I am not great at prioritizing time to rest myself. It…
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The Secret to Self-Care: On Sleep, Mood, & Energy Checks
Self-care is important. Lately I will admit I haven’t been great at it. I’ve been running nonstop and not checking in with myself. But I’m trying be better at this! I like to check three things when I’m assessing how I’m doing: sleep, energy, and mood. Let me walk you through how I check in…
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2020: A Year In Review
It was a weird and hard year to say the least. Honestly, that is a major understatement: it was a wild, wacky, devastating, life-changing, year. From start to finish, it was a long twelve months. This was the year of COVID-19 and heightened systemic racism, but it was also the year I started law school…
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Slow & Steady: On Resting Well
Life is different now. Even as I go back to work at my climbing gym, my life has looked drastically different than it did just a couple months ago. And I have a feeling yours is different, too. Remember the moral of the story about the tortoise and the hare? Slow and steady wins the…
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