My Very Own Sunshine: Healing from Trauma with Horses
This mental health recovery story focuses on Morrene, who learned to heal her childhood trauma by riding horses. Through horseback riding, Morrene learned to manage her PTSD and heal.
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Music is Sanctuary: Navigating Burnout in the Ivy League with the Power of Deep Listening
Shumaila Hemani once found joy and motivation through her musical studies, but when she began pursuing her Ph.D., all she found was mental burnout. Now she’s on a journey to reclaim her faith and love of music once again.
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An Anxious, Depressed Illusion of the Mind
Depressed and anxious, Juliet Spanjaardt learned ways to cope with her debilitating stress and the “hanxiety” created by drugs and alcohol.
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Waking Up Bipolar: Finding the Right Diagnosis to Begin Healing
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How Changing the Ending to My Mom’s Death Helped Me With the Trauma of It
Loving means losing, and writer Lauren Barrett writes about coping with grief after the death of her mother.
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