Category Archives: Mental Health Wellness

Why I Blog About Mental Health

Today, I wanted to share a bit about my story for those who are coming to Like a Bird for the first time, and to remind the rest of you why I blog about mental health. I was diagnosed with clinical depression when I was 13. This past year, I was diagnosed with an anxiety […]

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The Importance of Honoring The Self and Taking Time for Wellness

Here is what I’ve realized lately: Wellness and self care are such important topics to me, not only because of my mental illnesses, but because I never had a good example of them while growing up. Growing up, I was never shown how to truly take time for self, how to truly work on your […]

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“What Will Make My Life More Fulfilling, Joyful and Abundant?” And Other Questions

The mind is such a powerful tool. Mental Illnesses often come riddled with negative thoughts but more than that they have to do with our feelings, our emotions. I don’t know about you, but I battle almost daily the contradictions between my feelings and my head. My head knows there is no rational reason to […]

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