Tag: mental health
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A New Way I’m Thinking About Community
How I feel after catching up with a best friend I feel like there’s been a lot of talk about the word “community” in the past year and I haven’t really paid much attention to it. I thought I knew what it meant and I didn’t feel interested in exploring it further. But then one…
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How Escapism Is Helping Me Remember My Worth
I think we’re mostly in agreement that 2021 has been really hard When I was younger, I thought escapism meant that you were irresponsibly avoiding important parts of life. After a while, I learned that occasional escapism was a fine stress reliever, as long as it was temporary and contained. I kept myself too busy…
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What I’m Learning About Trauma and Self-Worth
The things I’m interested in as an adult are different than the things I was interested in as a kid If you’re like me, your interest in trauma — how it works and how to heal it — has steadily risen with each passing adult year of life. It’s really hitting a stride for me…