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Depression Part 3: Finding the Cause and Working Toward the Solution
How is depression caused? What can you do about it? Those are two big questions, and it would take a whole book to cover both of them–each. So attempting to do that in a single blog post is quite a challenge. But, through this attempt, we get a short yet…
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Anxiety Part 3: So Now What? Using Our Understanding of Anxiety to Develop a Personalized Plan
Before we can address any problem we first need to understand it. That’s what Anxiety Part 1 and Part 2 tried to do. In Part 1, we looked at the difference between stress and anxiety. In part two we talked about anxiety developing from either a cumulation of mini-traumas or…
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Anxiety Part 2: How Knowing the Way Anxiety Develops Can Reduce Shame, Increase Understanding, and Inspire Action
People who suffer from anxiety often feel ashamed to admit it. It’s seen as a sign of weakness—that they aren’t tough, resilient, courageous, or strong enough. Unfortunately, those who struggle with it start believing they aren’t tough, resilient, courageous, or strong; but rather, weak and unable to withstand the challenges…