Don’t Get Lost in the Chaos By Marcy Lapinsky

The last several years have been one long blur for me and my family. One disaster after another popped up in a seemingly unending succession. I lost three close family members and several beloved pets to death in five short years. Still reeling from the last loss, I found myself suddenly and unexpectedly having to deal with a family member with an addiction and all the problems that go along with it, including taking in and caring for her children. If that wasn’t enough, my husband and I had health problems, some serious, that had to be attended to, leaving us feeling like we practically lived in waiting rooms of one sort or another.

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7 Easy Ways to Help You Become Mentally Stronger By Bob Tom

We aren’t brought out in the world physically strong. We were little and fragile, nowhere near strong. But as we grow and as our bones become solid, we develop physical strength. The same goes for our mental strength. We aren’t born with an incredibly strong mental health. We improve this by choice, by making it a priority-we make personal adjustments and development to strengthen our mental health.

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Depression: Can Someone’s Inner Critic Cause Them To Feel Depressed? By Oliver JR Cooper

In the same way that a child will most likely perform a task better if their parent is speaking to them in a supportive manner, an adult is also likely to be able to perform a task better if they are talking themselves in a supportive manner. Not only this, it will be a lot easier for them to do well in general is this is how they typically talk to themselves.

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