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PANIC BUTTON
When I read this poem to my mom, she finally understood what it was like to live in my anxious mind.
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My New Year’s Revolution
Maybe I don't have to spend the rest of my life fighting myself. I don't want to spend my entire life fighting my own existence, and then just die. That's not how I want to live.
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Merry Grinchmas
You can be angry AND find the peace of a silent night.
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Maybe…Maybe Not.
Before you say anything…look, I don’t want to argue. I don’t want to fight with you. If you don’t agree with me, I recognize there’s nothing I can say that will change your mind. That’s not why I’m here. That’s not what this post is about. I respect your opinion 100%. Trust me, I do...
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Kids Say The Darndest Things
This morning I had a second grader come up to me in the hall and she said “Ms. Howard, I don’t mean to be rude, but…” and we all know where this is going, right?????
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A Magnet Cured My Treatment-Resistant Depression
A year ago, I was coming to terms with my treatment-resistant depression diagnosis. Today I sent an email saying, "Just writing to tell you how GOOD I feel!" as tears streamed down my cheeks. A lot can change in a year.
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5 Tips For Trying On Clothes When You’re Uncomfortable In Your Body
Clothes are meant to fit your body. If the clothes don't fit, get new clothes, not a new body.
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How To Talk To Children About War
Sometimes how we talk to children about war is how we need to talk to each other about war -- with openness, compassion, and honesty.
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That One Time My Anorexia Won Me $1000
If you knew me during my Beachbody/weight loss/fitness days, I owe you an apology.
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You Are Here
It's okay to be where you are...even if it's hard, even if it's scary, even if it's not the most fun all the time. You are here. And that is okay.
