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How Women Can Maintain Balance Working from Home

September 18, 2020Brandi Walker

Remote working, or working from home, does come with several positive points.  If you’re a woman involved in this line of work, it could have its pros and cons.  For…

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A Terrible Haircut: A Blessing in Disguise?

September 16, 2020Mary Mathieu

A good haircut is something so simple yet has the power to instill in us a confidence that we otherwise would struggle to find. On the other hand, a bad…

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Riding the Anxiety Roller Coaster

September 12, 2020Sofia Kospanos

 Anxiety, or Generalized Anxiety Disorder, can start with a stressful situation that goes on for a while, and then continues for an extended period of time. It really elevates the…

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How Parents Can Protect their Children’s Mental Well-being

August 31, 2020Brandi Walker

Parents today have an uphill battle in fulfilling the job of raising children in this decade. It’s not an easy job, but it’s especially tough in this technology driven era.…

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Overthinking is an Introvert’s Superpower

August 25, 2020Sofia Kospanos

The brain of an introvert can be a complicated web of ideas and thoughts. There is a lot of thinking activity going on in there most of the time! Being…

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How to Find a Therapist

August 25, 2020Chelsea Danae

Therapy. If you’ve read my previous blogs then you know that I love therapy. (Shout out to my therapist, I love you). After going to a mental health presentation on…

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Thinking about What I Need in a Friend

August 24, 2020Chelsea Danae

Have you ever read something that was speaking exactly to you? Like, you’re reading it and suddenly you’re being reprimanded and you’re like oh crap? A few days ago, while…

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Toxic Relationships: Dealing with Unhealthy Family Members

August 24, 2020Laurel Daly

The air feels frigid when my uncle walks into the room. He’s cold and mean. He has a special way of saying just the right thing to make you doubt…

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The Inevitable Mental Drain Of Financial Insecurity

August 22, 2020Juliana Lumaj

As the concerning rift between the middle class and one percent of the U.S. population continues to grow, financial insecurity is beginning to become a lot more common. Almost 40…

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TMJ: Managing Chronic Jaw Pain and its Effects on Mental Health

August 21, 2020Devin Bohbrink

When I was a teenager, I was minding my business eating a sandwich when my Temporomandibular Joint started screaming at me. I ran to my mom to complain of sharp…

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