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Read more about the article The 1000 Hours Outside Challenge is the Healthy Addiction My Family Didn’t Know They Needed

The 1000 Hours Outside Challenge is the Healthy Addiction My Family Didn’t Know They Needed

  • Post author:Kali Dawson
  • Post published:June 11, 2021
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Mental Health
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Did you know that the average child spends 1200 hours each year in front of screens? Neither did I. A mom from Michigan named Ginny Yurich, clearly rattled by this…

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Read more about the article To the mom who carries all the guilt

To the mom who carries all the guilt

  • Post author:Kali Dawson
  • Post published:June 6, 2021
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Mental Health
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You stayed up late last night binge-watching your favorite series when you could have been matching socks and getting meals prepped for the rest of the week. You could have…

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Read more about the article Losing the Weight of Expectations

Losing the Weight of Expectations

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:May 19, 2021
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Mental Health
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Weight is more than physical. The weight we carry emotionally and spiritually can be a true burden. Here's how I've learned to lose the weight that has been burdening me…

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Read more about the article TODAY Validates What Most Moms Have Already Been Feeling for a Year

TODAY Validates What Most Moms Have Already Been Feeling for a Year

  • Post author:Guest Post
  • Post published:May 5, 2021
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As if we really need a national news outlet to tell moms that they are feeling burnout. But they did anyways and well, it's kind of nice to be acknowledged.…

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Read more about the article This is the face of OCD (or any Mental Illness)

This is the face of OCD (or any Mental Illness)

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:April 23, 2021
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This is the face of someone that deals with extreme anxiety and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Not so much at this point in my life, but there was a time.…

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Read more about the article This is what anxiety and depression looks like

This is what anxiety and depression looks like

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  • Post published:April 22, 2021
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Depression and anxiety are real.⁣⁣ They aren't physical, but you can see them if you look close enough. ⁣⁣Depression is the dirty dishes left in the sink for far too…

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Read more about the article You Can Have a Mental Illness and Still Love Jesus

You Can Have a Mental Illness and Still Love Jesus

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:March 16, 2021
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You can still love Jesus and work through your anxiety.You can still love Jesus and take an antidepressant.You can still love Jesus and seek counseling.You can still love Jesus and…

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Read more about the article I know those thoughts Meghan Markle had about suicide

I know those thoughts Meghan Markle had about suicide

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  • Post published:March 13, 2021
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“Almost Unsurvivable.” I heard Meghan Markle say those words during her interview with Oprah and it instantly caught my attention. Those words were familiar. Personal.I listened intently as she shared…

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Read more about the article We are all living messy lives – some of us just hide it better than others

We are all living messy lives – some of us just hide it better than others

  • Post author:Emily Speck
  • Post published:March 12, 2021
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As a millennial mom, it often feels as though real connection with other moms is hard to come by. At the click of a button, we see images posted online…

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Read more about the article To the Mom Posting Selfies

To the Mom Posting Selfies

  • Post author:Tess Augustine
  • Post published:March 3, 2021
  • Post category:The Real Deal of Mental Health
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We all have a friend or two who’s face shows up on social media more than the rest. To some social media users, this is obnoxious and seen as a…

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Read more about the article Struggling with anxiety? It’s ok to reach out for help.

Struggling with anxiety? It’s ok to reach out for help.

  • Post author:Trisha Bender
  • Post published:March 2, 2021
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I’ve always lived with and managed my anxiety on my own. Until last March when the pandemic hit and my world turned upside-down. It felt like my walls were caving…

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Read more about the article Dear Mr. President, Put Our Children Back in School. Now.

Dear Mr. President, Put Our Children Back in School. Now.

  • Post author:Regan Long
  • Post published:February 26, 2021
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Dear Mr. President, Please reopen the schools.  All of them. Five days a week. On behalf of millions of other parents, I’m begging you.  For any parent or family who isn’t comfortable…

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