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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Mental Illness: The Invisible, Unspoken Pain
1 in 4 people have a mental illness, and no one wants to talk about it. If 1 in 4 people have a diagnosis, then it makes sense that just...
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Bay Area Mental Health
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Take a Moment for Mindfulness
“Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment to moment” —...
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Bay Area Mental Health
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Impact of Sexual Abuse on Mental Health
Awareness of the prevalence and impact of sexual abuse has recently surged in the media following such events as the #MeToo movement and...
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Bay Area Mental Health
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My "Why" for being a Trauma Therapist: Interview with Guy Macpherson
I was interviewed by Guy Macpherson of The Trauma Therapist Project this week about my “why” for becoming a trauma therapist. I was...
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Bay Area Mental Health
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Letting Go Of Toxic Relationships
“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” — Steve Maraboli Relationships are hard. Intimate...
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Bay Area Mental Health
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Not Good Enough: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
No one has a perfect childhood. No one. Even if you had a good childhood, you also had painful experiences that shaped you in adulthood....
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Bay Area Mental Health
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The Biology Beneath: Explaining Emotional Sensitivity
Ever wonder why you feel so sensitive? Why even the littlest thing sends you off on an emotional roller coaster? It may have something to...
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Bay Area Mental Health
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DBT For Trauma And Depression
I am passionate about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I use it in my own life and it has made all the difference. I cope with...
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20213 min read
Bipolar Disorder: Grieving The Loss Of The Manic Highs
“I don’t want to feel numbed out. I don’t feel like me when I’m on meds.” Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder with really low lows...
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Am I Crazy? - When Things Fall Apart
“I found myself curled up into the fetal position, crying. I don’t understand where this came from. Am I crazy?” “I’m falling apart at...
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20214 min read
7 Common Myths About Depression
Depression affects 10% of people in America and about half of all college students report feeling so depressed at some point that they...
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20213 min read
Bipolar, Borderline and PTSD: What's The Difference?
Diagnosing mental illness is an imperfect science. The DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) describes bipolar, borderline personality...
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Oct 7, 20212 min read
"I Just Want Someone To Love Me"
Note: This is a composite, not an actual person "Dear Diary, Sometimes I feel so good, like when I saw D. today. Immediately, I felt...
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20212 min read
How Is PTSD Affecting Your Relationships?
60% of adults report experiencing trauma in their childhood (National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention,...
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20215 min read
Overcoming Childhood Sexual Abuse
"Anything that is “wrong” with you began as a survival mechanism in childhood." ~ Dr. Gabor Maté Being sexually abused as a child,...
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Gratitude - A Daily Journal
Today I am grateful for so many things in life. I am grateful for my husband and my parents, for my children and my kitties. I am...
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20213 min read
Sexual Abuse: Why You Can't "Just Get Over It" - Part 3
You are not alone. Healing from sexual abuse and rape requires working with every part of the trauma experience – instinct, emotion,...
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Bay Area Mental Health
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Sexual Abuse: Why You Can't "Just Get Over It" - Part 2
You aren’t broken. Trauma and complex PTSD caused by sexual abuse and rape are underdiagnosed and often misdiagnosed as something else....
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Bay Area Mental Health
Oct 7, 20213 min read
Sexual Abuse: Why You Can't "Just Get Over It" - Part 1
“Just get over it.” It’s one of the worst things someone can say to a survivor of sexual abuse or rape. And yet how many times have you...
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