May is Mental Health Awareness Month and every year the goal is to fight stigma, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. If ever there was a time to focus on mental health awareness, now is that time. Everyone has likely experienced some level … Continue reading Three Tips to “Knock it Down a Notch!”
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Speaking at Anxiety Program
Today I had the honor and humbling experience of speaking at the anxiety treatment program where I spent weeks learning how to accept anxiety. I completed outpatient therapy for my anxiety disorder two months ago (already?!) When I started program I was at rock-bottom. I had lost hope that I could live life with my … Continue reading Speaking at Anxiety Program
ACT for Treating Anxiety
As a longtime anxiety sufferer, I had not had much success until I found ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) while in an outpatient program. This is what I learned in weeks of therapy about ACT and how it has helped me greatly. I hope it can help you or a loved one too. Read below … Continue reading ACT for Treating Anxiety
