5 Tips for Avoiding Social Media Depression
A lot of readers with bipolar disorder and autoimmune diseases have told me how depressed they feel seeing Facebook pictures—it seems like
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Stress
Virtual Celebrations and Online Happiness
I was inspired by my college roommate’s Zoom wedding to do this video (see below). It was one of the
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Top 29 Mental Health Apps: Recommended by Users With Lived Experience
Have you ever thought about using an app to help with your emotional health? See what readers had to say about these 29 apps….
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You Don’t Have To Be Anything: Confronting Unrealistic Pressures During COVID
Check out my latest short video where I talk about unrealistic pressures to do something grand during this pandemic…
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Finding Human Connection
Have you struggled with loneliness in our increasingly online world? I’ve started using “Zoom” as a verb. In my latest 3 minute video, I share what my adult nephew said to me…
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What’s Your Top 10? Coping Tools For Stressful Times
Living through this pandemic has taught me I need to be intentional about identifying and expanding my coping mechanisms. Have you made a list of your Top 10?
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Mental Health and Coronavirus: Trying To Stay Sane
This is my third week self-isolating and being in quarantine. Here’s a video I recorded 2 weeks ago. How are you doing?
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Chronic Illness & Celebrating Every “Win”
Moments of peace when you have a chronic illness or five can be few and far between. How do we celebrate knowing the unpredictability of illness?…
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Being Fashionably ill® When I Am Depressed
Sometimes doing something that makes me feel pretty – even one thing – can help me manage my bipolar depression.
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What The Fatigue? Recovering After An Event
My school hosted the first debate tournament of the school year. 150 pizzas for 700 students! How do you deal with fatigue after a big event?
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