Hope and Care Bears
I find it hard, if not impossible, to wave one hand limply at another cut in public health spending and mumble platitudes about karma.
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Category: Empower Me
I Just Want to Hide: When Despair and Daily Life Collide
This is the paradox so many people living with serious mental health challenges confront daily: their bodies and minds cry out for rest, but the world insists they produce, perform, and persevere.
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Hope is a Verb
Hope isn’t a willy-nilly statement about wanting something to happen and leaving it to chance. Hope is dedication to life; hope is a vow to do something absolutely achievable.
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How Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party Helped My Mental Health
The best thing I have done for my mental health in the last month was listen to the new album by Hayley Williams. If you struggle just getting through the day, this album provides a soundtrack for the struggle.
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In the Forge: Where Buddhism Fails (and Sometimes Works)
In my darker moments, I sometimes wonder if Buddhism in the West has become a plaything for middle class dilettantes, a sizeable number of whom seem to prefer to turn their back on current realities—because they can.
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