Depression management can be difficult when it's hard to find joy in anything. Clo Bare talks about seven inexpensive ways she managed her depressive episode for immediate relief.…
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I've struggled with eating disorders since I was six years old. From anorexia to binge eating disorder, I am no stranger to the ways in which an obsession with dieting can impact one's life. Body positivity is what saved…
I was sixteen the first time I went to a psychiatrist. I don’t honestly remember the appointment all that well, but I do remember sitting in the waiting room, getting nervous and thinking I was out of place. I…
I have never been a good sleeper and my sleep hygiene habits are dismal at best. It runs in the family. My little brother is a terrible sleeper, my mom is as well, and from the time that I…
Learning to cope with PTSD is hard. But you are not alone. Follow one woman's journey to healing through self-discovery, self-care, and (most importantly) self-love.…
Being unhappy is an indicator that something needs to change. I lost myself a few years ago and I've spent the last year clocking in hours of therapy, blogging and tough self-care to rediscover the parts of my identity…
I have my first therapy appointment tomorrow. It’s not my first ever appointment, but it’s the first after six years or so without any therapy or counseling. It seems fitting to talk about my first therapy appointment on my first Clo…
Social media is fake, but that's hard to remember sometimes. It's easy to think that a photo from our past represented a better time in our life even if that's not true.…
Being lonely is just a feeling. But what happens when that feeling consumes you completely. Learn how to get back on track even after the darkest times. …
Can you ever really move beyond your post traumatic stress? One woman tells the story of the night her trauma resurfaced worse than it had ever before. And what she decided to do about it. Learn more about how…
Depression is a funny thing. It sneaks up on you when you least expect it. Somedays, you forget you ever had it. You forget it was there, and that it still pays rent somewhere deep in your brain. Depression…