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Guest Post: Interview with Author of ” I am Her She is Me” Birdie Thorn

Bipolar Bandit

Birdie has lived experience with Bipolar 2, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and ADHD. She is a speaker with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She has written articles for the International Bipolar Foundation. Birdie runs an Instagram page @birdies.bipolar.brain that brings awareness to mental health conditions.

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Never Say These 3 Things to Someone With Anxiety

Social Work Haven

Anxiety is one of the most common mental illness. According to Trevor (2017), anxiety is a normal healthy reaction. BUT, there are things you should never say to someone with anxiety. So, what is anxiety? Anxiety is a feeling of fear, worry and apprehension about what’s to come. 3: Just get over it!

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My Brain’s Not Broken Song of the Month – Don’t Matter Now

My Brains Not Broken

While I love the song itself, there was also an interview about the song (released in 2017) that had a huge impact on me. I remember wanting to read the article after seeing the headline: “George Ezra addresses battles with anxiety on new single ‘Don’t Matter Now’” I was floored. I felt confused, directionless and alone.

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Teenagers and Mental Health: A Q&A with Tilly’s Life Center

My Brains Not Broken

Although the stigma around mental health has shifted, it is this generation that is experiencing unprecedented, elevated stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Oftentimes adolescents cannot conceptualize that a challenge like anxiety or depression will ever change or get better – they feel stuck and hopeless.

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Matthew Smith’s Job Interview Training Helping People with Disabilities Find Employment.

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Matthew Smith created role-playing job interview training that helps people with autism and other disabilities find employment. Each practice interview is unique and a real-time coach provides ongoing feedback. Each practice interview is unique and a real-time coach provides ongoing feedback.

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Guest Post: Interview with Randye Kaye: Podcast Co-Host of Schizophrenia: 3 Moms in the Trenches and Author of Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope and Happier Made Simple: Choose Your Words

Bipolar Bandit

Happier Made Simple helps people who feel held back by anxiety and doubt become happier and more confident every day by making simple word changes – with a dash of humor – so that they can enjoy more love, purpose and success in their lives. So I wrote a different kind of book to fill that need. Explanations follow the actions.

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Social Work Can Play a Critical Role in Pain Management

Social Work Blog

Interventions, such as motivational interviewing, and techniques, like going with resistance and offering empathy, validation and reflection, are important. This is where a person presents symptoms of depression, anxiety or insomnia, but their primary problem is chronic pain,” Kljajic says.

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