I’m taking a leave of absence from my regular job to focus on my mental health. Here’s why.
Not up for debate
Making a space where I can just be me.
Acculturation
Organizational culture—specifically the Competing Values Framework—informs how I process what I’m learning about myself in therapy.
I feel the need
Building up resilience to stress is helping me better cope with OCD.
Discomfort
Therapy is tiring, but it also teaches me how to rest.
Cutter
Finding a way to boost my mood through biking.
Rain, rain
Coping with anxiety starts with not trying to minimize it.
Anniversaries
Why I go on.
Tired
Life is exhausting right now. There is still hope.
Happy hour
Time in community makes a difference.
Picking sides
Depression is less about swings than it is tension.
