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Be Careful Pouring from One Cup to Another

If you are like me, reaching out to anyone for help feels impossible. The feeling of being a burden to them. Or not wanting to bring down the mood, these are things that stop me from wanting to talk about everything. Now reverse this and think about what other people maybe feeling and not reaching out to you. Then when they do, how do you handle being someone’s support? Because that is not easy either. I am one that reaches out to all my friends at some point to check in. I want them to know I am here and …

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Everyone is Fighting Something

I am starting this post not really having a clear idea of what to write about. I mean I have friends dealing with unhealthy attachments. People who are just trying to survive the day. And others that are burning the candle at both ends. All around us is mental health. Everywhere are tests and celebrations. Everyone is living a good day or just a day survived. We are so easy to hide feelings, thoughts, and emotions. Hide away that we are struggling. But so easy to share the laughter, the smiles, even if it might be fake. It takes seconds …

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Finding Your Solitary Strength in Silent Wars

You are not alone. I had a team member from my game reach out to me over the last few days. She found herself emotionally attached to a guy on the team, but there was strife. She was feeling embarrassed and hopeless. She had the inner strength to reach out to me for help. One text saying, “please talk me down from the ledge.” Just one friend asking another for some comfort. How many times have you felt alone dealing with your problems? Every day we face relationships, feelings, struggle, personalities, you name it. But not all of it gets …

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Can you see the unseen?

How many times have you lied to someone about how you feel about something? Have you ever smiled just to keep the attention off of you? Or just stayed quiet and moved throughout your day? It is very easy to hide away your emotions. Do it long enough and you become really good at it. Go too long and you start to lose yourself. It is okay to not be okay. And it is okay to speak up and say you are not okay. When I was a child, I remember riding in the back of my parents car watching …

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Perfectly Imperfect – Finding your confidence

Confidence is a powerful tool. Hard to hold for many, yet easy to lose for most. The feeling of knowing, strength, and pride. A quiet empowerment for some that made getting through the day easier. Or a loud boast, showing the world all they can do. Confidence is also something too many people struggle with daily. And that struggle can cause added hardship. Struggle I lacked confidence in much of my life. Living with insecurities about being good enough, smart enough, and pretty enough. For many days I lived in the shadows I created. Scared to believe any different. Unable …

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Learning how to weather the storms

I have been realizing something about myself lately and I don’t quite understand it. Throughout life we are faced with happy moments and very sad moments. There are times when we get excited and times we are furious. How we handle all of these times, will teach us about ourselves. I once thought of myself as very emotional as a child. But as an adult…I guess I have weathered a few too many storms for my emotions. I have lived through heartbreak and loss of loved ones. I have had people yell at me, make me feel guilty, and bully …

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It’s Not Just Stress: Recognizing the Signs of Deep Mental Burnout

Growing up, I was taught you need to always be present and always be willing to do what you were told. At work, you have to always be ready and always be willing to do more. Do not take too much time off of work or they will not like it. And most importantly, put others first. This was the way of life for many generations. But today, life is a little different. Today, many companies and people in general are focusing on a life balance. Without balance, something will suffer. And in a deep mental burnout, the one suffering …

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What to do when the words run out

I have no idea how short or long this post will be today. I honestly don’t know what to talk about. It’s like I have no words, but I know I feel something. I think. It feels as if I am moving through my day because I have to, not that I want to. It was not a bad day. Nor was it a super good day. Today was just a day. Nothing special. Maybe that is why I am lost for words on how I feel. My words ran out. Today was like every other day. I woke up …

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From Whispers to Voices: Why is it still hard to talk about mental health

It has always been around. From Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece times to today, mental health was present. And as time ticks on, we learn more about it. More importantly, we are starting to talk more about it. Yet, we still are not talking about it enough. How can we turn these whispers into voices? Before anyone really understood mental health and how it impacts a person, the stigma was so thick. Many were seen as demonized and left for dead. However, as medicine continued to develop, understanding mental health started to show signs of understanding. Just not far enough …

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The unstoppable change of life

So, my son is moving on from elementary school to junior high school after the summer break. He keeps telling me how much he doesn’t want to grow up. He wishes he could be a kid for the rest of his life. He doesn’t want to be an adult and have to do adult things. The problem is, he cannot stop the change. Life doesn’t stop. Time doesn’t stop. As much as we wish everything can stay the same, it will change. Personal Just the other day, my mom commented that she liked this new Jennifer 2.0. So, I had …