228 SelfWork: What’s Up with Your Gut and Depression?
Today we’re going to focus on your gut – and how recent research is finding that it may have more to do with depression and anxiety than realized in the past. Believe it or not, there’s a second...
How To Deal With The Fear Of Judgment: The Gifts of Vulnerability
When I first moved back to Arkansas, there were facts about my life I didn’t want others to know. I’d grown up in a small town in southern Arkansas, where everybody knew everything about...
What’s A Nervous Breakdown? Answers to Common Misconceptions About Depression
No one welcomes depression. The brilliant writer Andrew Solomon describes his own severe depressive episode. “All I wanted was for “it” to stop; I could not have managed even to be...
What Pushes Your Buttons? How To Manage Your Insecurity
From the first to about the eighth grade, while the other kids were socializing at lunch, my mom picked me up so I could go home and rest. I had a neurological problem that made it dangerous for me...
Three Ways to Stop Body Bashing and Fight Self-Criticism
At thirteen years old, I decided I was going to shave my legs, all the way up to mid-thigh. I felt quite adult and dangerously risqué. My mother was mortified and told me, “You’ll regret...
225 SelfWork: Broken (in the best possible way): A Conversation with Jenny Lawson
Jenny Lawson, known as The Bloggess, has literally thousands who follow her. She’s also a mom, a wife, and luckily for us, an author. Broken (in the best possible way) is her newest book. In...
What Are You Teaching Your Daughter About Her Body? Five Strategies for Being a Healthy Role Model.
Sometimes, something hits a nerve. A few years ago this Dove commercial caught my attention. It highlights body image messages that mothers might unintentionally give daughters. And…it shocked...
223 SelfWork: Shining A Light on Women’s Bravery in the Mental Health Arena
It’s Women’s History Month! And I’m excited to announce that SelfWork has a new sponsor – Premium Jane. You can visit them at premiumjane.com and use coupon code SelfWork to get...
Depression And Perfectly Hidden Depression: The Dramatic Difference
Perhaps you, or someone you love, has taken The Beck Depression Inventory. It’s a very well-known questionnaire that’s often used to determine if someone meets the criteria for...
222 SelfWork: 7 Ways to Prevent The Straw From Breaking The Camel’s Back
How can you prevent something that may be seemingly inconsequential or something “I should be able to manage” from becoming the straw that breaks the camel’s back? Here are seven...
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