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

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A big week

A series of fortunate events.

anxiety, business, career, change, depression, diversity, emotional intelligence, fear, future, jerk brain, job, leadership, lessons learned, medication, mental health, OCD, perspective, phd, podcast, priorities, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, self image, therapy, wellness, work

Correspondence

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 unknown

Getting better at living with uncertainty.

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Discomfort

Therapy is tiring, but it also teaches me how to rest.

anxiety, change, depression, emotional baggage, exhaustion, fatigue, future, lessons learned, mental health, perspective, priorities, recovery, reflections, rest, self-care, therapy, wellness

Tired

Life is exhausting right now. There is still hope.

anger, anxiety, change, covid19, depression, exhaustion, fatigue, fear, future, jerk brain, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perspective, priorities, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, rest, self-care, self-regulation, social distancing, therapy, wellness, what to say

Back in the Bayou City

I’m home and enjoying being home. It’s a good feeling.

anxiety, home, mental health, priorities, travel

The only baggage you can bring

We all carry things around with us, past hurts and slights, regrets and resentments, fears and hopes. As part of this process, I’m learning what I can leave behind.

depression, emotional baggage, emotional intelligence, fear, jerk brain, mental health, priorities, song lyrics, therapy

Liz(zie) 4.1

Yesterday was my birthday. It changes everything and nothing. My gift to myself is that I get that now.

birthday, depression, priorities, self-care

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