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Tricky body

Tricky Body Those of us who live with mental health symptoms may have out-of-proportion thoughts and body sensations. We might be hypervigilant, with not just a tricky mind, but a

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The art of not drowning

The art of not drowning If I didn’t stay present, I would drown. At least that’s how it felt at age forty-nine as I crawled my way across a four-foot-deep

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How To Be Creative When You Have Depression or Anxiety

How To Be Creative When You Have Depression or Anxiety Friday, July 9 at noon PT / 3pm ET Nita Sweeney & Karen C.L. Anderson [trx_button type=”square” style=”filled” size=”small” link=”https://wnba-sfchapter.org/july-9-how-to-be-creative-when-you-have-depression-or-anxiety/”

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Private Runner

Private Runner “I’m a private runner,” I told my sister when she invited me to the first annual Steps for Sarcoma 5k. She had signed up to walk the three-point-one-mile

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Take Your Meds

Recently, a friend asked for my best writing advice. Her question brought me back to all the suggestions I’ve heard since 1994 when I first began my journey away from

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Why Bother?

“The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.” – Henry Ford Some days

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