Tag: mental health
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Nothing Worth It Is Ever Easy : Hard Truths on Boundaries
On the contrary, we tend to stick around with the devil that we know, and the devil that we know is aware that they have the power in a relationship because they know an open wound when they see one.
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PTSD and Inflamation: How our diet can help or hinder our healing journey
Unfortunately, the more I read, the more I realize that our traditional American diets are very much the problem with our health. The assembly line of processed foods made food cheap but dying easier.
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A Garden Horror Story – Beware of the paint spray
I think it should be pretty obvious by this point that I have a bit of a spiritual connection to any garden or plants I may be caring for. I want a herb garden in my window year round, and I want a vegetable garden that produces enough to can and share with family. Of…
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Reflections On My Healing Journey – Perspectives on Healing and Gardening
The process of healing feels like watching plants grow; progress is slow and all you want is the fruit that comes at the end.
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Morning anxiety causes and what may help to reduce it
I wake up every morning around 5:30 AM to a chorus of all my life’s worst moments and my inner voice being a complete $#@%. This morning anxiety takes hours to snap myself out of which destroys large chunks of time that was supposed to be for chores or work.
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How Far is Far Enough?
How far is far enough away to escape the past? I am further away now from the place of my birth than I have ever lived. I wish could say it was an entirely pleasant journey, but it was more of a flight.
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Emotional Manipulation and the Many Forms of Invisible Abuse
While the reasons may vary, the damage caused by emotional manipulation may last longer than the abuse.
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PTSD and Interpersonal Relationships – A Survivors Perspective
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is not an easy disorder to deal with for the person that suffers from it or the people that are around them. This does not mean to lose heart because there are many different paths to healing available, however, the road is not paved.
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What Is Emotional Validation and How to Be Better at it
Emotional validation is the basis on which we all use to feel secure in being ourselves and expressing our feelings. It can form us into confident people or drive us towards codependent tendencies. It determines whether relationships of all kinds thrive or fail. The lack of it forms the basis for gaslighting and the effects…