The Psychology of Depression and Anxiety - Dr. Scott Eilers
By Scott Eilers
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Jan 4, 2025
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There are people who understand depression and anxiety on a personal level and there are people who understand depression and anxiety on a medical level. There are relatively few people who understand both, and I’m one of them. As a clinical psychologist I have a doctorate degree and thousands of hours of professional experience providing treatment for mood and anxiety disorders. I also have 39 years of personal experience managing mood and anxiety disorders as I myself deal with these struggles. This podcast is my attempt to synthesize my personal knowledge with my professional knowledge.
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How to radically accept ridiculous things that you hate
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Are you subconsciously sabotaging your mental health? Here’s 6 reasons why:
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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These 7 simple habits are utterly destroying your mental health
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May 25, 2026 |
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Depression That Never Ends - Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
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May 18, 2026 |
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Why are so many autistic people depressed and suicidal?
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May 11, 2026 |
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The Disturbing Links Between High Functioning Depression and Maladaptive Striving
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May 04, 2026 |
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No matter how hard I work, I never feel like I’m getting anywhere (bucket theory)
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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But, Why Exist?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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People tell me I should talk to somebody, but no one wants to listen
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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2 strategies for managing the chronic exhaustion of being mentally ill
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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People living with chronic depression are fighting a daily multi-front war you cannot comprehend
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Fix your black and white, all or nothing negative thoughts about yourself with one simple graph
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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If You Survived Early Childhood Neglect And Isolation And Your Adult Relationships Feel Empty
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Refusing to accept a broken world does not make you a broken person. In fact, the opposite
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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How to stop thinking about the things that stress you out - a strategy for defeating rumination
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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5 normal habits that will destroy your mental health
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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This skill stopped my stupid brain from ruining my life
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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I Know You’re Horribly Depressed, But You Still Need To Wash Your Butt
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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The Person You Think You Are Doesn’t Exist (How To Correct Negative Self-Concept)
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Why Your Happiness Never Lasts - Emotional Operating Systems Explained
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Why you constantly need approval from other people (and how to stop)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Yes, You Deserve To Live, Even If Your Thoughts Say Otherwise
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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5 Types Of Anxiety That Are Completely Optional
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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No, You Aren’t The Only Common Denominator In All Of Your “Failed” Relationships
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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10 Ways To Get The Best Sleep Of Your Life In 2026
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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How To Have Healthy Relationships Even While Living With Depression
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Are My Suicidal Urges My “True Self?”
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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14 Critical Mental Health Lessons I Learned in 2025
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Why You Can Never Find A Therapy Skill That Actually Helps (Turning The Ship)
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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I Have Intense Mood Swings, But I Don’t Have Bipolar Disorder (Cyclothymia Explained)
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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The Antisocial Individual’s Guide To Functioning In Society
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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How To Survive This Life If You Weren’t Born Resilient
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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How To Appreciate What You Have In Life Before You Lose It
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Empty Depression, Social Isolation, Addiction, Broken Systems, and Moments That Saved Me
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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14 Tips To Survive The Holidays With Sanity (Mostly) Intact - From A Psychologist
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Psychologist’s 2026 Guide to PTSD and CPTSD
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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An Antidote To Suicide - Making A Violent Commitment To Living
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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The Light Between The Leaves Book Preview (The Lake/Envy Is Ignorance)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Navigating The Grief Of A Broken Life
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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This Powerful, Unpredictable Tool Has Ended Many Of My Depressive Episodes
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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The Future of Therapy and AI - with Jacob Ward
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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The Light Between The Leaves Book Preview (The Forest/Regrowth)
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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My Mind Is A Prison I Cannot Escape From
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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10 Daily Micro-Habits To Help You Feel Less Depressed
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Somebody I Love Wants To Die - What Should I Do?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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You Ruin The Few Good Days You Have Every Time You Make This Mistake
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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How To Keep Going When You Feel Nothing
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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How To Stop Giving Up On Yourself So Easily
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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What Is Revenge Bedtime Procrastination And How Do I Stop It?
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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8 Simple Dietary Changes That Will Make You Less Depressed
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Do I Have ADHD, Depression Or Both?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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5 Coping Skills For Depression You (Probably) Aren’t Using - But Should Be!
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Why Do We Hold On To Things That Hurt Us? (Sunk Cost Fallacy Explained)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Why You Can Never Force Yourself To Do Anything
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Why Do So Many People With Depression Not Get Better In Therapy?
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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If You Don’t Know How To Stop Having Panic Attacks, Please Watch This Video
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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How To Operationalize Your Mental Health
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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13 Controversial Opinions About Therapy
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Your Anxiety Routine Is Ruining Your Life - Here’s 6 Ways To Stop It
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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So You Ruined Your Life; Now What?
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The 6 Lies The World Tells You And How To Talk Back To Them
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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15 Things You Should Never Do When You’re Depressed
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Your brain is trolling you; here’s how to make it stop
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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10 Ways To Stay Physically Active When You’re Depressed
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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How To Eliminate All Meaningless Suffering From Your Life
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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I’m Kind Of Happy, But I kind Of Want To Die
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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If The Good Feelings Never Seem To Last, Listen to This
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Why You Run Out Of Time Every Single Day
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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19 Questions To Ask Yourself During Depressive Episodes
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Your Personality - Feature or Bug?
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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What You Can’t Do Because Of Your Depression
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Hacking Anhedonia with Time and Resource Stacking
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May 26, 2025 |
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Sobriety, Fitness, Service and Faith (with Clint Lowery of Sevendust)
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May 19, 2025 |
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8 philosophies that had shocking impacts on my mental health
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May 12, 2025 |
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How Following Your Heart Can Destroy Your Life
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May 05, 2025 |
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12 Reasons You’re Always Tired Even Though You’re Getting Plenty Of Sleep (Manta Sleep Inclusion)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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When Adult Trauma Unleashes Childhood Wounds; with Anna Runkle
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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What to do when working on yourself feels utterly pointless
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Clinical Psychologist Reviews AI Therapists
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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7 types of anxiety that don’t get better with therapy or medication
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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21 minutes of mental health advice from a clinical psychologist living with depression
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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If You’re Losing The Will To Stay Alive, Please Watch This Video
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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A Psychologists’s Guide to Surviving The Loneliness Epidemic
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Why You Self-Sabotage And How To Stop
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Coping with severe depression, strong ambition, and high intellect
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Practical psychological strategies for coping with pet loss
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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3 Quick Ways To Stop Overthinking
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Why You Have To Face Your Fears
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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A day in the life of severe depression and anxiety recovery
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Why bed rotting is bad for your mental health and 6 ways to stop
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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The Lies Your Mind Tells You About Shame And Failure
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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4 “Toxic” Behaviors That Improved My Mental Health
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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The One Thing Nobody Tells You About Mental Health Recovery
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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The Year I Gave Up On Life - And How I Came Back From It
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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The Counterintuitive Truth About Failure That Changed My Life
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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How Parenting Styles Create Maladaptive Behavior in Children
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Why Your Past Always Seems Better Than Your Present
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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25 Ways To Improve Your Mental Health In 2025
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Sometimes “Laziness” Is Actually Depression
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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5 Stages of Mental Health Recovery
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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8 Signs You Have High Functioning Depression
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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The 5 Rules of Recovering From Trauma
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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2024 Holiday/Winter Survival Guide For Mentally Ill People
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Your Relationship With Technology Can Ruin Your Mental Health
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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How To Make Healthier Choices In Life (DBT Wise Mind Tutorial)
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Take Care Of Yourself As If Your Life Depended On It (Because It Does)
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Everyone In Therapy Should Ask Their Therapist These 3 Questions
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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How To Cope With Feeling Under Appreciated And Invisible
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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6 Reasons Your Depression Isn’t Getting Better
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Why Therapy Doesn’t Work For Mentally Ill People
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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What The Years You Lost To Mental Illness Say About You
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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It’s OK To Never Be OK
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Fix Your Living Space, Fix Your Brain
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Why Relaxation Techniques Don’t Work For You
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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How To Rejoin The World After Becoming Disconnected
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Why Am I Sad When Nothing Is Wrong
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Why Pushing Yourself Too Hard Makes You Shut Down
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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How To Fall Asleep Instead Of Passing Out (And Why It’s Better For You!)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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How To Grieve For Someone Who Is Still Alive
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Alternate Treatments for Severe Depression and Anxiety (TMS, Ketamine, ECT, Microdosing)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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How To Stop Hating Yourself
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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6 Ways You’re Accidentally Making Your Anxiety Worse (& What To Do Instead)
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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A Way Out Of The Downward Spiral Of Worthlessness, Hopelessness, And Depression
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Why The Changes You Make Never Seem To Last
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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7 Foundational Things That Will Improve Your Mental Health
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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8 Reasons Your Sleep Sucks (And How To Fix It)
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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8 Misconceptions about Passive Suicidal Ideation
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Brutally Honest Advice To My Severely Mentally Ill Younger Self
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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6 Common Mental Mistakes Making You Miserable
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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How to annihilate your negative thoughts
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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How to Deal With Low Energy and Motivation from Depression
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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How To Be Alone Without Being Miserable
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Why You Self-Sabotage And How To Stop
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Sometimes You Have To Let It Hurt
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Five One-Minute Activities to Reduce Symptoms of Depression
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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4 things people with mental illness do without thinking
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Disentangling Your Thought Patterns Using FTP
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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You’re Doing A Better Job Than You Think
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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What To Do When Your Empathy Becomes A Disability
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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4 Ways To Stop Waking Up Too Early
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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8 Oddly Specific Symptoms of Depression
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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You Can’t Be Growing All The Time
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Why You Do Amazing, Then Fall Apart Sometimes
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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How To Change The Channel In Your Mind
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Please Let There Be A Purpose To All This Pain
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The Person I Want To Be Doesn’t Exist
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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4 things you should never say to someone who is struggling (and what to say instead)
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Why Smarter People Are More Depressed
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May 30, 2024 |
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6 Things I stopped doing to better manage my stress
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May 27, 2024 |
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What I Do When I’m Completely Shut Down By Stress (Psychological Minimalism)
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May 20, 2024 |
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10 Way To Use Your Smartphone To Improve Your Mental Health
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May 16, 2024 |
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How To Have Mostly Good Days (The Happiness Equation)
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May 13, 2024 |
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You’re Worth More Than You Think (Don’t Misuse The Transitive Property)
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May 09, 2024 |
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3 Coping Skills For Insecurity That DON’T Work (And One That Does!)
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May 06, 2024 |
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Letting Go Of Shame And Regret From The Past
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May 02, 2024 |
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The Dangers of Self Diagnosis
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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How To Use The Most Misunderstood Coping Skills (Radical Acceptance & Pain Budgeting)
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Why We Cannot Simply “Choose Happiness” (And What We CAN Choose!)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Why Doing Nothing Is Dangerous For Rumination (Default Mode Explained)
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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If You Have Failed Time And Time Again, Try This (Hard Reset Your Life)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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How To Have A Healthy Relationship With Your Emotions
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Please Don't Ever Give Up
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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How I Keep My Life Focused On My Mental Health
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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How I Keep Going In The Face Of Total Apathy And Anhedonia (Apathyception)
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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3 Reasons Why Getting Better Can Feel Worse
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Stop Telling Yourself Stories That Hurt You
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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How to tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy social withdrawal
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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3 Things I Do When Existence Feels Like A Burden
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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What to do if you have no normal to return to
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Loving yourself does NOT make you a narcissist - hating yourself DOES make you depressed
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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6 Ways To Stay (Semi) Functional During Depressive Episodes
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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2 Essential Truths and 3 Non-Negotiables Of Living With Mental Illness
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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How To Cut Off The Catastrophic Thoughts In Your Mind
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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What I Do When I Feel Like I Don’t Belong In This World
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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How To Stop Worrying Over Every Little Thing
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Why Narcissism And Severe Insecurity Can Look The Same
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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How To Find A Good Therapist (It’s Simpler Than You Think!)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Self Care is a Scam
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Why Every Day Is A Little Bit Harder
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Three Steps To Rejoining The World (Bio Psycho Social Treatment Model)
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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6 Ways To Experience Genuine Gratitude
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Why Do I Always Need To Do Two Things At Once, Why Is Driving So Stressful, Anxiety Or Excitement?
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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The Day I Almost Gave Up
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Living Well With Borderline Personality Disorder with The Truth Doctor (Dr. Courtney Tracy)
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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How To Stop Dissociation, Why You Can't Cry, Parenting With Depression, Polyvagal Theory
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Sometimes The Best You Can Do Is To Just Survive
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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13 + 1 Ways to Fix Your Mental Health in 2024
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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How to talk to depressed people, getting good results from therapy, and how to recover good memories
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Make Your Negative Thoughts Your Worst Enemy
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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5 Ways To Heal Your Relationship With Yourself
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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How to Avoid Traumatizing Your Children, Anxiety vs Excitement, and Why I Started a Podcast
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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7 Tips To Survive A Depressive Episode
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Prolonged Grief Disorder
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Why Your Anxiety Never Goes Away
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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8 Truths That Changed My Life
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Fix Your Broken Sleep
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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7 Costs Of Spending Excess Time In Fantasy Worlds
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Managing Catastrophic Thinking
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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How to handle the 4 different types of anxiety
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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I Can’t Let Good Things In
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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6 Things I stopped Doing To Fix My Anxiety
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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How to stop the solar system of pain
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Do horrible thoughts make you a horrible person?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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How to stop being so afraid of everything
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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I just don’t care what happens to me
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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The Thing You’re Most Ashamed Of May Have Saved You
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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How to rebuild after a depressive episode
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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What is learned helplessness?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Existence is Traumatic
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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6 Things I stopped doing to fix my depression
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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No one else knows how it feels to be you
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Self-harm is not about what you think
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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When stress becomes overwhelming
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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When you've lost the will to do what you need to do
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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What to do when your dreams die
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Why You Shut Down Sometimes
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Stop Pessimistic Thinking With Mindfulness
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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How to Destroy Imposter Syndrome
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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4 Ways To Overcome Passive Suicidal Ideation
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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My Anti-Anhedonia Morning Routine
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Staying Hopeful In Times Of Darkness
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Can We Please Stop Over-Complicating Treatment?
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Depression Spirals and Opportunity Cost
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Anxiety and Sound Sensitivity (Misophonia)
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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The Most Important Question To Ask Yourself
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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The Most Effective Treatment for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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5 Things to Know About Passive Suicidal Ideation
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Why Happiness Always Escapes You
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Change a little, change a lot
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Keep your boundaries no matter what!
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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How To Deal With Anger
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) - With Alex Reynolds
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Challenging Negativity Bias With The Values Pie Chart
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Dealing with guilt and shame
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May 31, 2023 |
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Procrastination, Executive Functioning, and Nervous System Regulation (with Sasa Harper)
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May 24, 2023 |
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Psychosis, derealization, depersonalization, and dissociation with depression and anxiety
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May 17, 2023 |
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Trying to live after trying to die - with ValiantFate
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May 10, 2023 |
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Getting Tested For Depression
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May 03, 2023 |
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Depression or Bipolar Disorder?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Can depression and anxiety make you sick?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Getting things done when you’re depressed and anxious
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Anhedonia (Why you feel empty sometimes)
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Challenging the lies that can ruin your life
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Unofficial symptoms of anxiety
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Anxiety Explained
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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All About Depression
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Why Nothing Ever Changes
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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When Therapy Goes Wrong
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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When life is good, but it doesn’t feel that way
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Nobody is hopeless (no matter what you’ve been told)
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Trauma and Forgiveness (Episode 3)
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Stop procrastinating and start today!
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Life can be beautiful
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Jan 16, 2023 |