Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “mental illness”
CW: self-harm, suicidal thoughts Mental illness is so complex and volatile. One minute, you might feel great, and the next, you might feel like the world is crashing down around you. During my senior year of college, as many of you know, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. While that diagnosis terrified me, it finally gave a name to what …
This week for #WarriorWednesday, Mauri Hogan, a 24-year-old psychology doctoral student at Adler University in Chicago, shared her mental health journey. See what she has to say below, and be sure to listen to this week’s podcast on Saturday to hear more about her story and her experiences! As a clinical psychology doctoral student with a history of anxiety, PTSD, …
Sometimes, life gets difficult and you just don’t have the energy to practice self-care the way you normally do. This week has been a rough week—one of the roughest I’ve had in a while—and I didn’t want to take time to practice self-care. For that reason, this week’s blog is going to represent my own self-care. I’ll be talking about …
It seems like everyone I know is so busy right now. School is ramping up again, in-person events are re-emerging, and people’s calendars are filling up. Looking at my calendar right now stresses me out. It seems like I have something going on every day for the foreseeable future. Having days that are jam-packed with work and events can be …
Today is another day without energy or motivation. Maybe you’re tired of hearing this from my blogs, I’m tired of feeling this way. My husband and I recently took our delayed honeymoon. Like many people during COVID, our plans have pivoted and changed. During our trip to Arizona, we decided to enjoy a WNBA game. During the game, I began …
This week, we went axe throwing as a staff. It was so much fun, and it also taught me something about myself. I’m a hesitater. I never realized how nervous I get when I’m trying something new, especially if I’ve already convinced myself I won’t be good at it. When our coach was teaching us how to throw the axes, …
It’s not always easy to confront your emotions and let yourself process them. For so long, mental illness has been stigmatized in our society, but as we learn more and continue talking about it, that stigma is starting to fade. Even in the past decade, I’ve noticed a decrease in the stigma around mental illness. When I was in high …
It’s okay if you don’t have the same energy around the things you used to. This is a message I keep trying to remind myself. I’ve mentioned this before and I’ll mention it now, my motivation levels are so low, writing these blogs is so hard to do these days. Let’s not even mention the speaking engagement I had last …
Self-care is such a complicated practice to continue over time. It requires you to not only be aware of what you need and what works for you in the moment, but also to recognize when those needs and routines shift as you get older and experience more in life. If you’ve been following my self-care journey for a while, you …
This week for Warrior Wednesday, Chastity Haxton, a retired college athlete, cheerleading coach, graduate student, friend, and mental health advocate shared her #IAM1N5 story of living with generalized anxiety disorder, depression and PTSD. She talks about how being a competitive athlete impacted her mental illnesses causing her to struggle with eating disorders and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Follow along to see …
