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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Stress
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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3 Words That Changed My Day
I coach high school debate. One of my students said something at the end of practice that made my day in the midst of a very arduous two weeks….
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Way to Go! Teens in Colorado Get “Mental Health Days” Law Passed
Learn about what some exceptional students in Colorado are doing to help peers who are living with mental illness.
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Book Review: ChronicBabe 101
Check out my review of the book, ChronicBabe 101! This book is a gem for chronically ill people and those who love them.
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