Joyful Intention
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Approach the unknown with joyful intention, and discomfort can be endured with grace.
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Complex Simplicity
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Poetry continues to be the best way in which I can feel the world and my place in it. It has gotten me through some of the worst my depression and anxiety could offer, and, I feel, it can provide those that do not live with mental illness far more than an analytical understanding of the disease.
Read MoreSelf-Talk Part 2: Trends
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It is immensely valuable to regularly remind yourself that you feel better when you do things that take care of you.
Read MoreMemento Mori Coin
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Carrying a small object that implores me to STOP and pay attention to what is happening at this moment, and to remember that this moment could be my last.
Read MoreWhy Momo is Frightening
/Why does looking at Momo, really a sculpture titled “Mother Bird,” convey such fear? Simple, we evolved to be intensely disturbed by features that indicate physical sickness and starvation.
Read MoreDrawn Too Tight
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Life will drag you backward, forward, and sideways but you always have the option of lessening the tension on yourself.
Read MoreSelf-Talk Part 1: Recon
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The longest relationship of our lives is the one we have with ourselves.
Read MoreTools for High School Students
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Visit: mentallyagile.com/tools/high-school-students for a list of eleven stressor categories and positive coping tools specific for high school students.
Read MoreTake a Break
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The statistics are clear: We are getting sick in the jobs we work to sustain ourselves and our families.
Read MoreLaugh Until that Becomes the Reason You Hurt
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For a time, comedy was my singular source or joy. I could revel in a witty observation or a ridiculous premise by people who thought fast while I was thinking slow. Comedy was a life preserver in the truest sense of the term. My ability to laugh is part of why I am still alive today.
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