Samantha
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What Stigma Means to Me
I had a general idea of what it meant, but it wasn’t until I had firsthand experience with mental illness that I fully grasped the meaning of stigma.
Samantha
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Megan
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How to Love Yourself Even in the Midst of Depression
After my suicide attempt and years of struggling with depression, I've found some pretty reliable ways to give myself a strong dose of self-love during my darkest moments.
Samantha
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Mental Illness Doesn’t Define Me
I felt that mental illness was a blemish on my image, the equivalent of getting an F in school.
Lindsey
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How Yoga Helped Me Clear My Mind and Gain My Strength
After struggling with an eating disorder for years, I needed a gentle exercise that helped me strengthen my muscles and my mind.
Megan
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After an Attempt: How to Find a Recovery Community Where You Belong
It is difficult to even put into words the affect that a supportive, compassionate community can have on esteem, identity, and recovery. These tips may help you find yours.
Anna
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Coming Out: Because There’s Not One “Right” Way, Just What’s Right for You
Growing up, I never thought I was gay. As a child, surrounded by the stories of Disney princesses and The Notebook, I developed romantic tunnel vision, seeing the only path to happiness as one that ended like the stories I so happily devoured. My avid imagination spurred my fantasies into intricate tales of me and […]
Vibrant Communications
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Welcome the New You Matter Bloggers!
When we put out a call for summer YM Bloggers, FIFTY (yep, 5-0) of you wanted to volunteer. Picking these six amazing bloggers— Anna, Detrick, Lindsey, Maya, Megan and Samantha— was no easy feat. I think you will fall in love with their stories, relate to their advice, and come away feeling with the feeling […]
Dalia
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Anxiety, I’m Leaving You Behind
While I’ve always been an “anxious” person, I never considered myself someone with anxiety until this past year. I was trying to make my senior year of high school count, which resulted in me putting a lot of pressure on myself to succeed. That’s when my anxious feelings began to take over my life. Anxiety […]
Lauren
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Rx for the Mind: 5 Ways to Heal the Hurt Inside
When we get the flu or we break a leg, there are well-established ways to bounce back from them. But when the hurt stems from an emotional sort of pain, the remedy can be a little less clear. When times are tough and it seems like life keeps beating down on you, it can be […]
Melaine
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Crazy Talk: How Your Words Make An Impact
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.” – Bill Clinton Words can have a lot of power which is easy to forget. Sometimes we say things we don’t mean, but once the words are said we can’t take them back. It’s important to do our best to […]