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Viewing My Anxiety as an Outside Force

By Kendra Kantor | Published 04/11/2014

One of the meditations I’ve learned recently is to help accept anxiety as it is. It starts with visualizing the anxiety in your body. See it as an object, what is the color, shape, texture etc. Every single time I do this meditation, I see myself lying down (I’m always in a grove in a […]

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What I Wish I’d Known as a New Mama with Post Partum Depression

By Kendra Kantor | Published 04/07/2014

It’s okay. It’s hard. It’s tiring. That sounds so simple but sometimes simple is all you need. I remember struggling and doubting and crying and wishing for someone to understand what I was going through. It’s okay to feel alone, but remember that you aren’t. It’s okay to feel this way, but remember it will […]

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I’m Afraid of Being Healthy and In Recovery

By Kendra Kantor | Published 04/04/2014

I’m not there yet. There’s still a ways to go but I’m finally FINALLY in a place that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I don’t think you can “cure” mental illnesses but you can treat them and eventually be happy and healthy. I’m almost there. And I’m feeling fucking […]

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