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"Self-preservation is a full-time occupation." – Ani DiFranco

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Recovery from depression has changed how I relate to people.

anxiety, career, change, depression, emotional baggage, emotional intelligence, exhaustion, fatigue, future, hiding, jerk brain, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, pretending, priorities, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, self image, self-care, self-regulation, therapy, toxic positivity, wellness

The ways in which

How.

anxiety, career, change, depression, humor, jerk brain, lessons learned, literature, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, phd, philosophy, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, research, self image, wisdom, work, writing

SFD

A first draft isn’t supposed to be pretty.

advice, anxiety, career, change, creativity, depression, fear, future, humor, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, phd, philosophy, pretending, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, research, wisdom, writing

The difference a day makes

Who I was then is not who I am now. That’s good and challenging at the same time.

anxiety, business, career, change, depression, diversity, fear, future, hiding, imposter syndrome, inclusion, job, leadership, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, pretending, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, self image, therapy, wisdom, work

No shame in my game

Learning to let go of perfectionism and embrace realness is a process, but there’s no shame in it.

anxiety, depression, exercise, mental health, perfectionism, recovery, self image, social distancing

Learning to read the room

As I’ve written before, positivity can be toxic. In the throes of the COVID19 crisis, it’s important that we stay vigilant and call out actions that serve to shame those struggling with anxiety, depression, and other challenging circumstances.

anxiety, covid19, depression, economy, fear, inclusion, jerk brain, mental health, perfectionism, pretending, recovery, toxic positivity, what to say

What are the odds?

My professional coach gave me a homework assignment.

career, coaching, mental health, perfectionism, self image
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