100 Happy Days
Have you heard of 100 happy days? The idea is to take a picture every day of something that makes you happy. What’s the point? When you try to find something each day that...
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Prioritizing Yourself
One of the most important things I have learned on my mental health journey is that it’s okay to be self-centered. In fact, you NEED to be self-centered to some degree. It’s so easy...
Tips for Improving Your Journaling Practice
In a previous blog, one of our adolescent blogging ambassadors talked about some benefits of journaling. The practice of journaling regularly has physical benefits—for example, it really helps strengthen the immune system! Emotionally, it helps us organize our thoughts,...
Dealing with Outbursts
As someone diagnosed with depression, I will sometimes have outbursts. Everything catches up to me at once, and I will feel so sad and frustrated. All I want to do is sit in my...
Being “S.M.A.R.T.” with Goal-Setting!
We are now slightly more than two weeks into 2018. And on January 1, many of us made promises to somehow better or change ourselves in the upcoming year. There are multiple ways to...
Happy Martin Luther King Day!
There are so many documents, videos and quotes attached to the iconic life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Read more about the meaning behind the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Watch one...
Back to School: New Semester
Sometimes it can be hard for students to go back to school after the holidays, especially for students with anxiety like myself. The rapid transition from the relaxation with friends and family to the...
Apps You Depend On
You know those moments when you’re hanging out with friends or family and all of a sudden you look around and everyone is on their phones, not talking or looking at each other? It...
OCD Confessions
What do you think when you hear OCD (or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)? Until I was diagnosed at age 15, I always associated the term with clean rooms, color-coded binders and a fear of germs....
Do You Feel Handcuffed To Your Phone?
Do you ever feel too attached to your phone? We all get upset when our phones fall into puddles, or when we have to put our phones away during class. But some people feel super...
