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Hyper Empathy: 8 Signs and Tips for Combatting Toxic Empathy

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself. Mohsin Hamid Please Note: This post was originally published April 18, 2021. It has been updated for accuracy, relevancy, and clarity. I am an empath. That’s a controversial thing to say these days. Many people use it in a way that makes it sound like …

One Year: How Mental Health Blogging Has Helped Me Heal

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’ Alfred Lord Tennyson Hello, my lovelies! Thank you for being here because I have a super important, super exciting announcement to make. I am nominated for Blogger Of The Year at the MH Blog Awards this year! But there is …

Lullaby: Music’s Amazing Healing Power

Music brings us pleasure and releases our suffering. It can calm us down and pump us up. It helps us manage pain, run faster, sleep better and be more productive. Alex Doman Music. What can I possibly say about music and the way that it heals me. Let me preface by saying: I AM NOT …

Negative: 5 Insidious Examples of Toxic Positivity

“Positive thinking is a coping mechanism, an automatic coping mechanism. It is void of life. Feeling and experiencing the realness of what is actually happening are the essences of being alive.” C. JoyBell C. I’ve been thinking a lot about toxic positivity. I recently saw an incredibly offensive meme, disguised as inspirational, and the gist …

20 Simple Self Care Ideas For Bad Days

“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” Roy T. Bennett I’m not that great at self care. I mean that in the most basic sense. You see a lot of self care articles about painting your nails and taking long, …

10 Reasons You Should Have a Morning Routine

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning. J. B. Priestley I am not a morning person, have never been a morning person, and will probably never be a morning person. I’ve never had …

10 Ideas For Finding A Simple Daily Routine With ADHD

The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. Mike Murdock I read this article from ADDitude Magazine today and I’ve made a decision. I am about to try the unthinkable. I, AmBoBean laden with this ADHD brain, am about to try to apply some daily routine into my life. I know, I know. I’m …

8 ADHD and Mental Illness Truths Everyone Should Know

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer ADHD and mental illness affect millions of children and adults all over the world. When I started writing the My Mental Health Series (click the link for my latest post, My …

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30 Days: 150 Intriguing journaling prompts

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. William Wordsworth Hello lovelies! I want to piggy back off last Sunday’s post, Journaling: 5 ways to use that empty notebook. As I’ve said before, journaling has always been a huge part of my life. That said, I’ve never made journaling into a daily habit. I …

30-Day Journaling Challenge: 150 awesome journaling prompts

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. William Wordsworth Hello lovelies! I want to piggy back off last Sunday’s post, Journaling: 5 ways to use that empty notebook. As I’ve said before, journaling has always been a huge part of my life. That said, I’ve never made journaling into a daily habit. I …