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Bringing My Whole Self to Therapy

My Brains Not Broken

A few months ago, a big part of my mental health routine was thrown off pretty heavily when I had to abruptly stop seeing my therapist. But in the past few months, I’ve been able to connect with a new therapist and start working toward goals of mental wellness and healthiness. How about you? Let me know in the comments below!

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Breaking Down Mental Health Terms: What is High-Functioning Anxiety?

My Brains Not Broken

Up until a few years ago, I hadn’t heard of the term high-functioning anxiety. To me, anxiety was something that got in the way of functioning. Today on the blog, I want to break down high-functioning anxiety, what it looks like and how we can manage it. What is High-Functioning Anxiety?

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Managing Self-Awareness and Mental Health

My Brains Not Broken

The common thread is that I’ve never been with one therapist long enough to making any long-term changes – until now. After months seeing the same therapist, I’ve been able to notice habits and patterns with how my anxiety/depression affect me and how I live my life.

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Five Ways We Can Better Understand Our Mental Health Symptoms

My Brains Not Broken

On the flip side, researching depression and anxiety on my own terms has been one of the most helpful ways of understanding my diagnoses. And if you think that means immediately seeing a therapist or psychiatrist, that’s not always the case. For a long time, my only reaction to a new aspect of my depression and anxiety was fear.

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Five Ways I Build Mental Wellness

My Brains Not Broken

After a decade-plus of living with depression and anxiety, I am proud of how I’ve learned to manage my mental health challenges. Yes, there is sitting in a room with a therapist, or on a Zoom call with a mental health professional; but therapy is so much more than that. I’m not perfect, and I’m never going to be.

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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

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I’m a mere therapist, but if I could share one piece of life advice with anyone, it would be this: Take an improv class. I’m not suggesting that improv is a cure for depression or anxiety, or any mental health concern. Kornfeld isn’t a therapist, but we think the same way: we want people to feel comfortable being themselves.

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The Only Guide You Need to Become Your Own Therapist

Social Work Haven

Psychological therapies in the form of self-help can be done in your own time to help with problems such as anxiety, depression, and stress. As a result, I will be discussing some ideas on how to be your own therapist. By all means be your own therapist until you can’t be any more and need someone else. Quick Navigation.