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Top 29 Mental Health Apps: Recommended by Users With Lived Experience

September 26, 2018November 12, 2018 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment 7 Cups of Tea, addiction, African American, anxiety, apps, BetterHelp, bipolar, black, Buddhify, Calm, chatbots, Cove, Daylio, depression, eating disorders, eMoods Bipolar and mood tracker, free, Happier, Happify, Headspace, iMood Journal, Insight Timer, insomnia, Jasmine Pierre, journals, Litesprite games, meditation, mental health apps, micro diary, mindfulness, mood, mood charts, MoodKit, most popular, musical journal, online therapy, Pacifica, Pokemon Go, PTSD Coach, Quit That, Rain Rain Sleep Sounds, Recovery Record, Replika, review, Sleep cycle alarm clock, sleep disorders, stress, SuperBetter, Supportiv, Talkspace online therapy, technology, telemedicine, testimonials, The Safe Place, top, tracker, trauma, What's Up?, White Noise Sleep Pillow, Woebot

Hi.  I’m back or I’ll just say I’m here.  I took a five month break from blogging and plenty of

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Taking Time Off To Grieve

April 30, 2018 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments grief, loss, trauma

“Trauma changes you at a cellular level.”  I’ve heard that expression many times at mental health conferences and brain science

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My TEDx Talk Surpasses 1 Million Views

March 25, 2018April 23, 2018 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments Awards, bipolar disorder, Healthline, how to get stuff done depression, Jessica Gimeno, TED Talk, TEDx Talk

Hi Everyone, Last November, my TEDx Talk, “How to Get Stuff Done When You Are Depressed,” surpassed 1 million views. 

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5 Tips for Celebrating a Holiday Alone (UDPATED)

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments how to celebrate holidays alone, marathon, New Year's Eve, Parties, Thanksgiving alone, tips, Twilight Zone

In time for Thanksgiving, I’m posting an update of my popular 2013 article, “3 Tips on Celebrating a Holiday Alone.”  What

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7 Tips for Protecting Your Mental Health When Bad News is Everywhere (UPDATED)

October 2, 2017October 4, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bad news, bipolar disorder, cable news, depression, Las Vegas, massacre, mental health, PTSD, shootings, social media, Stephen Paddock, stress, trauma, triggers

UPDATE: I have written about this before. But, in light of the tragic events at Las Vegas, Nevada on October

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Why People With Invisible & Chronic Illnesses Deserve Academy Awards

September 28, 2017March 1, 2018 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Academy Award, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar 2, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, invisible illness, Jessica Gimeno, mental illness, MG, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, work

Last week I had a day where I was really off my A-game at work.  The night before I woke

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5 Ways You Can Manage Depression & Bipolar Triggers

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment anxiety, bipolar, depression, disability, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, stress, triggers

Lately, there has been a lot of buzz about the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, which explores the suicide of

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How to Say No: 5 Tips To Help You

May 1, 2017May 2, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar disorder, how to say no, ideas, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, psoriasis, stress, tips

Lots of people send me tweets about my TEDx Talk (“How to Get Stuff Done When You Are Depressed). They

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Sometimes You Shouldn’t Work Through the Pain (Emotional or Physical)

October 10, 2016November 2, 2016 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment bipolar, can't work through pain, depression, injury, Jessica Gimeno, mental illness, Myasthenia Gravis, self-care

I’ll share with you a little secret about health activists: many times we write about the importance of self-care whilst

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5 Tips for Being Reliable When You Are Depressed

July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments be reliable, bipolar disorder, depression, get stuff done, Jessica Gimeno, mental health

The past 6 weeks, I’ve experienced major improvements (energy!) in my health (myasthenia gravis and polycystic ovarian syndrome specifically) due to

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