I’ve noticed perfectionism hits me hardest at work. Or maybe it’s just easier for me to recognize it in that area of my life. I procrastinate tasks because I’m scared I won’t do it ‘right’. I start getting sleepy, not because I’m tired, but because I’m avoiding a job responsibility I feel has to be […]
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I took several mental health days off this past week and will take one today, too. I didn’t even lie to my boss and say something like, “I think I’m coming down with a cold”. My boss is pretty understanding. I work for myself. After a nudge from my lovely husband and gentle curiosity from […]
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The holiday season is here, but the joy of it may not be, especially at work. Maintaining good mental health on the job can be a challenge at the best of times. Maintaining it during the holidays can seem impossible. The pressure of the holly jolly season along with regular workload can give rise to […]
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Until recently, I never identified as someone who went through childhood trauma. Dysfunctional family dynamics – oh yeah. But trauma? No. Until I started learning about it and talking to my counsellor, Andi. She knows my psychiatric diagnoses but also all the juicy details of my childhood to adult history. “What you experienced is called […]
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December is almost here and the pressure to have the perfect holiday experience can come along with it. Not only that, but we live in an aspirational, Instagram-curated world. Maybe we always have (minus the social media bit). The “great American dream”, “the pursuit of happiness”. Capitalist culture is based on the quest of bigger, […]
I went to Stanford. Well, ok…not in the traditional way. Like I didn’t go there for university. But I did go there to see The Manic Monolgues, a storytelling project I assisted with. True stories may be the most powerful stories there are. When I perform my theatrical keynotes about my lived experience with bipolar […]
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Indecision can fan the flames of anxiety and really do a doozie if you have an anxiety disorder. We live in a society that reveres the ‘just do it’ mentality. Allowing confusion to be part of an effective decision making process just doesn’t jive with our ‘expert-self-reliant-I’ve-got-it-together’ kind of attitude. But here’s the secret. It’s ok to not know; to […]
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How do you support an adult child who has a mental illness? How do you as a caregiver hang in there when your adult child, who so clearly needs help, refuses it? I get requests from parents and caregivers just like this every week. Some of you reading this right now may be facing these […]
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5 Tips to Beat Perfectionism at Work
Anxiety, depression, inspiration, mental health, Perfectionism, Practical Tools, self help tips, self-careI’ve noticed perfectionism hits me hardest at work. Or maybe it’s just easier for me to recognize it in that area of my life. I procrastinate tasks because I’m scared I won’t do it ‘right’. I start getting sleepy, not because I’m tired, but because I’m avoiding a job responsibility I feel has to be […]
My Strategy for Honoring Work Responsibilities When I Need a ‘Mental Health Day’
Anxiety, bipolar, depression, mental health, Mental Illness, self help tips, self-care, workplace mental healthI took several mental health days off this past week and will take one today, too. I didn’t even lie to my boss and say something like, “I think I’m coming down with a cold”. My boss is pretty understanding. I work for myself. After a nudge from my lovely husband and gentle curiosity from […]
Holiday Hack: Boost Your Mental Health at Work with Mini-Moments of Joy
Anxiety, depression, gratitude, inspiration, mental health, Practical Tools, self help tips, self-careThe holiday season is here, but the joy of it may not be, especially at work. Maintaining good mental health on the job can be a challenge at the best of times. Maintaining it during the holidays can seem impossible. The pressure of the holly jolly season along with regular workload can give rise to […]
Other People’s Trauma is Way Worse Than Mine – Or Is It?
adult children, Anxiety, bipolar, depression, evidence-based, mental health, Mental Illness, resourcesUntil recently, I never identified as someone who went through childhood trauma. Dysfunctional family dynamics – oh yeah. But trauma? No. Until I started learning about it and talking to my counsellor, Andi. She knows my psychiatric diagnoses but also all the juicy details of my childhood to adult history. “What you experienced is called […]
Curb Your Perfectionism: 9 Tips to Rewire Perfectionistic Patterns
Anxiety, depression, mental health, Mental Illness, Practical Tools, resources, self help tips, self-careDecember is almost here and the pressure to have the perfect holiday experience can come along with it. Not only that, but we live in an aspirational, Instagram-curated world. Maybe we always have (minus the social media bit). The “great American dream”, “the pursuit of happiness”. Capitalist culture is based on the quest of bigger, […]
The Healing Power of Sharing Your Story
creativity, mental health, Mental Illness, storytellingI went to Stanford. Well, ok…not in the traditional way. Like I didn’t go there for university. But I did go there to see The Manic Monolgues, a storytelling project I assisted with. True stories may be the most powerful stories there are. When I perform my theatrical keynotes about my lived experience with bipolar […]
How to Reduce Anxiety and Indecision Using this Simple Strategy
Anxiety, Practical Tools, resources, self help tipsIndecision can fan the flames of anxiety and really do a doozie if you have an anxiety disorder. We live in a society that reveres the ‘just do it’ mentality. Allowing confusion to be part of an effective decision making process just doesn’t jive with our ‘expert-self-reliant-I’ve-got-it-together’ kind of attitude. But here’s the secret. It’s ok to not know; to […]
Supporting Adult Children with Mental Illness: Resources and Experiences
adult children, Anxiety, bipolar, depression, getting help for others, help for family, Mental Illness, resourcesHow do you support an adult child who has a mental illness? How do you as a caregiver hang in there when your adult child, who so clearly needs help, refuses it? I get requests from parents and caregivers just like this every week. Some of you reading this right now may be facing these […]