Posts in Mental Illness
Use This Brené Brown Trust Exercise to Improve Your Self Worth

Do you trust yourself? Does it surprise you for me to ask that question in a video about self-worth? During the most painful periods of my life, I can honestly say that my answer to the question, "Do I trust myself?" was always no. Self-worth and self-trust are intricately linked. I would argue that you can't have one without the other. So, in this video, I'm going to teach you my favorite tool for building self-trust, and therefore self-worth. Watch the video below, or read on for the full transcript.

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The Secret to Doing Inner Child Work

If you're struggling to get in touch with, or relate to, your inner child - let alone figure out how to reparent yourself - this is for you. If you don't have an "aha" moment by the end of this video, I haven't done my job right. Promise you'll stick through to the end though? Because this mindset shift requires two (2) important pieces of context for it to click. Watch the video below, or read on for the full transcript.

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Fear of Public Speaking | My journey from anxiety to loving the spotlight

So the idea of public speaking gives you so much anxiety that you'd rather do pretty much anything else ever? That used to be me, too. In this video I'll tell you about my journey from literal panic attacks to now, and give you some tips to get you started overcoming your own fear of public speaking. Watch the video below, or read on for the full transcript.

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Complex PTSD Books | Recommended Reading For Those Who Experienced Childhood Abuse & Trauma

If you've been struggling to find good information on complex PTSD, childhood abuse, narcissistic abuse, emotional neglect, and trauma, this video is for you. I'm going to list my top four favorite books on these topics, what I like about them, and help you decide which one to read first. Watch the video below, or read on for the full transcript.

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Toxic Positivity Culture | 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't "Just Think Positive"

Hi Muses! I'm trying something a little different this week because I'm feeling salty. (And I'm told I'm funny when I'm salty, so...) I'm basically gonna rant about the classic piece of advice to "just think positive," because really that advice makes me mad. Because not only can it be entirely unhelpful, but it can be downright harmful as well.

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