Aaahhh confidence. You pesky booger. We know you’re in there and you wanna come out… but you’re just SO damn hard to grasp! Too gross of a visual comparison? Oh well. Saylahvee. Here’s the scoop. Self confidence plays a huge role in our day-to-day lives, relationships, and mental health. But true confidence takes time to master and lots of practice and hard work to flourish. ...
For as long as I can remember (which TBH, is not a long time) I’ve always been a ‘waiting for the other shoe to drop’ kinda gal. So it’s no surprise that making a game plan for how to handle a depressive episode was the first thing I did once my clinical depression lifted for the first time, just twelve months ago. You see, while I do like to try to...
If you’ve struggling with your sleep and have been asking yourself “does depression make you sleepy, tired, and fatigued?”… I’ve got your answer! ...
People with anxiety are my kinda people. Ruminating thoughts? Oh, hey! Heart palpitations? I see you! Sweaty palms? Same girl, same! Panic attacks? WHATTUP?! Obviously, just kidding! Nothing about struggling with anxiety is fun… which is why I am sharing the best thoughtful gifts for people with anxiety. Gotta show our loved ones (or ourselves) some love when they (or we) need it the most! ...
When we are super depressed, we are not equipped to do seemingly normal things. Like household chores, exercise, work, shower, etc. And like don’t get me wrong, I know EVERYONE struggles with being productive at one time or another but it’s a whole different beast when you are depressed or really struggling with your mental health....
Finding things to say instead of I’m sorry is so important for our confidence and mental health. When we apologize for things we do not need to be sorry for, it impacts us in unhealthy ways which hurts our confidence, creates opportunity for negative self-talk, anxiety, makes us look weak, creates space to be a scapegoat or taken advantage of, and can just lead to a straight up mental spirals...
This is the ULTIMATE holiday depression guide. And I'm Michelle, your tour guide through the holiday depression journey. I have struggled with clinical depression my entire life, so I happen to know a little somethin, somethin about surviving the holiday blues and depression that can come along with it. This post is jam packed with over 6000 words of my BEST tips for powering through yourr holiday depression. Let me...
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It’s kinda funny looking back, because it totally makes sense that I love weighted blankets. I know this sounds weird but back before I had mine I would ask my fiance, Mike, to lay on top of me whenever my anxiety was super bad and could not get it to settle. Which is also funny because at the time I didn’t know that asking Mike to lay on top of...
Have you ever gone to therapy and your therapist was all ‘you know, I really think 10 minutes of journaling each day can help you work through or at least alleviate some of your feelings/pain’ and then you’re all like…...