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Compartmentalizing the Brain and the Stigma Attached to the Term Mental Illness  Â
I dislike the phrase mental illness. People are already trying to figure out what’s happening inside their own minds, and then we attach the word ‘mental’ — a word loaded with judgment and misunderstanding. It’s no wonder so many end up suffering in silence. Compartmentalizing the Brain and the Stigma Attached to the Term Mental Illness invites you into the complexities of neurodiversity, challenging preconceived notions and reimagining our relationship with this magnificent organ—the brain! Let’s abandon the societal belief that the brain is a rather lazy organ, leisurely sitting behind the eyebrows in a mental compartment. Indeed, the cranium holds it in protective custody, but it’s not the cellmate…
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The Simple Real Food Reset I Actually Stuck With
After the holidays, my body finally waved the white flag. I came down with some type of virus that hit from every angle—fatigued, achy, foggy, the whole works. On top of that, I was already worn out from regular life stress, and my eating had drifted way off course. A little more sugar here, a little more gluten there, and before I knew it, I’d fallen off the wagon I’d worked hard to build. This isn’t a plan I dreamed up and abandoned on Day 3. This is the simple, real food reset I actually stuck with. For decades, I’ve known that grains, gluten, and dairy sabotage the health of…
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Wellness and Passion for a Purposeful Life
