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Tag: Resilience

Cognitive Grit: Why Resilience is More About Thinking than Doing and How to Develop It

Out of the various mental health related issues I’ve dealt with, rejection sensitivity has to be the most difficult. We’re … More

Depression, Grit, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Psychology of Mind, Resilience

When Ure Heart Turns Cold: Reclaiming Your Life After Trauma

“When ure heart turns cold, it causes your soul 2 freeze Spreads throughout your spirit, like a ruthless feeling disease” … More

Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, PTSD, Resilience, Trauma

Seeking the Superheroes Within: How We Vanquish Our Traumatic Pasts

“Like superheroes, supernormals dodge bullets and leap over tall buildings in their way when so many other people around them—even … More

Growth, Heroes, Love, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Resilience, Self-Esteem, Superheroes, Supernormal, Trauma

Searching for Love in the Shadowlands

“The pain now is part of the happiness then; that’s the deal.” -C.S. Lewis Around this time last year, I … More

Anxiety, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Death, Depression, Grief, Love, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Resilience, Shadowlands, Trauma

The Medicinal Words of Tupac Shakur – A Tribute

“Perhaps I was addicted to the dark side; somewhere inside my childhood witnessed my heart die.” -2Pac There are few … More

Depression, Feminism, Growth, Hip Hop, Mental Health, O4L, Outlawz, Resilience, Socialism, Trauma, Tupac

Defined by Resilience: Why Our Attempts and Persistence Matter More Than Success

I Am My Resilience ..nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. … More

Anxiety, Courage, Failure, Growth, Mental Health, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Resilience, Self-Help, Social Anxiety, Trauma

Choosing Life Over Death: Overcoming My Suicidal Thinking

Suicidal thoughts are multifaceted and can stem from a myriad of sources, but uniting all of them is the belief … More

Depression, Existentialism, Gratitude, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Resilience, Suicide, Trauma

My Struggle with Anxiety

If death is the antithesis and killer of life, then anxiety comes in at a very close second. The most … More

Anxiety, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Ilness, Personal Development, Resilience, Social Anxiety, Struggle, Wellness

Finding Myself in Siddhartha: A Boy’s Quest for a Father

In 1922, Hermann Hesse wrote a book that captivated a changing world. He told the tale of Siddhartha, a boy … More

Existentialism, Growth, Parenting, Personal Development, Philosophy, Resilience, Siddhartha, Trauma
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