Is the #SelfCare trend helping or hurting our ability to heal? If you're willing to invest in the "beauty work" be sure to invest in the dirty work as well, don't lose sight of the forest for the trees - take care of your whole self.
Author: Jill
Jill is a biology & psychology student who is passionate about mental health. As creator of the #MentallyMe movement she hopes to create connection with those similarly discovering their identity beyond (but not excluding) mental health and mental illness. With her social media platforms Jill hopes the transparency of sharing her healing journey will help promote advocacy, understanding, and compassion. Feel free to reach out.
Self Compassion: I’m just Getting Started
I know what it’s like to be in so much darkness that you can’t even comprehend navigating your way out - let alone accept that people are telling you you have to do it yourself. That’s why I’m here to remind you that the first step doesn’t have to be huge. Start small. I had [...]
The extraordinarily ordinary moments in-between mental illness exist – I promise
But it does get better.
Some parts of our lives are really hard, really dark, and when we look back it’s kind of like reflecting on what a long winter felt like when you’d go months without being able to remember what it felt like to feel your toes and fingers because it was so cold, and the sunsets were never there and the sun didn’t make you feel warm and everything was dry and icy-
But it does get better.
And you won’t see it coming: you won’t notice it happening, the thawing – you won’t notice every day how you’re starting to hum to yourself again or how laughter is coming more easily than it did before or how you’ve started noticing sunsets and feeling sunshine again.
You’ll just be sitting on your couch at 11 am on a Wednesday listening to traffic and…
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Healing
To Healing The price of entry isn't more pain. It's not proving your suffering - No proof-of-pain needed at the door. You don't need to justify your worth or you appearance here. There's no secret passcode or VIP invitation, Healing is not something you have to earn. Healing invites you in with open arms. It [...]
Triggers in Recovery – Building Sanctuary Within
One roadblock I seem to keep hitting in recovery is when other people talk about what they eat. I've learned about selective attention and other psychological phenomena in my studies but its funny to feel it in action where it almost seems like when someone says something that threatens my eating disorder, they're saying it in [...]
Reconnecting to YOU — Thrive Global
3 Ways to Find Purpose in Your Everyday Life via Reconnecting to YOU — Thrive Global
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed”
I've been reflecting on the stages of recovery and realizing that no matter where you may be in your journey, it is always valid. No part of working on yourself or attempting to move forward from your pain invalidates anything you went through to get here. No part of giving up the negative coping mechanisms [...]
