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When Labels Limit: How Rigid Identities Harm Mental Health
August 21, 2018 .
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Imagine these people: a professor at an elite university, a stay-at-home mother, and someone with depression. Labels like these are abbreviated ways of describing prominent aspects of ourselves ... Read More
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Reconnecting with Self, Part 1: Untangling Early Life Adaptations
July 18, 2018 .
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Life does not always turn out the way we’d like. We carry our stories. In some moments, we might feel like kings. In others, we feel like failures. We feel grotesque. For some, the ... Read More
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To Find Yourself, Follow Your Truth: Authenticity as Self-Care
March 8, 2018 .
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I had a conversation with a friend the other day regarding authenticity—a value that I place close to my heart. It seems, in these times of “fake news” and the questioning of the ... Read More
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Narrative Therapy Tactics to Affirm Gender Identity and Expression
August 22, 2017 .
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Sophia Dembling wrote, “One of the risks of being quiet is that the other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re bored. You’re depressed. You’re shy. ... Read More
