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What Self-Care Means When you Live with a Chronic Condition

It can be hard to prioritize your own needs when it feels like your body has let you down. But self-care is important for those living chronic conditions.  

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10 Ways I Plan to Improve My Well-Being Without Making New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions are overrated. Besides, many of us with chronic illnesses have already done the hard work of making healthy lifestyle adjustments. Here are some nonresolutions that just might make us feel happier in the new year.

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A Gift Guide for Depression: 10 Self-Care Items for Your Holiday Gift List

Whether it's for your wish list or your shopping list, here are my top recommendations for some mental-health-friendly gifts.

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5 Tips That Help Me Fall Asleep

When you're depressed, sleeping doesn't always come easily. Here are my go-to tricks when I can't seem to wind down.

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6 Ways Pottery Classes Have Helped Ease My Depression

Finding passion, human connection, and confidence are just some ways this hobby has powerfully improved my mental health.

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How Transition Rituals Can Help with Your Depression

Moving from task to task can be exhausting. Here are some ways to help you reset and stay productive throughout the day.

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5 Promises I Made To Myself When I Landed in the Hospital

Being hospitalized for my mental health has saved my life. But it’s also inspired some serious pledges to self-care. This is what I plan to do to help prevent a future crisis.

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Finding Forms of Peace — Outside of Pills and Therapy

For my depression, fitness has done wonders. Discovering something that naturally boosts your mood might be more possible than you'd think.

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How to Practice Self-Care Outside of Therapy

Your therapist is a crucial part of your treatment, but they can't always be with you. It's important to find ways to get through tough moments on your own and to believe you can do it, too.

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From the Community: What Are You Thankful for This Year?

Practicing gratitude is important any time of the year, but it can be especially grounding during the busy holiday season. Members from the Bezzy communities shared what they're thankful for this year.

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The Healing Power of Horses on my Mental Health

Horses were the heart of my childhood. When my depression worsened as an adult, I was amazed at how returning to these animals helped me heal.

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Managing my Depression With Some Perspective and Self-Love

Managing my Depression With Some Perspective and Self-Love

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Talk to Me: Depression, Self-Talk, and the Power of Affirmations

Affirmations are a good way to become intentional about what you say to yourself, and they are one tool you can use to manage depression.

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How Surfing Saved My Mental Health

After years of living with generalized anxiety disorder and depressive episodes, I found peace in the ocean.

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I Tried ‘Forest Therapy.’ Here’s What It Did for My Mental Health

These are my takeaways from my soothing, nature-filled afternoon.

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Mood Journal 101: How to Get Started on Controlling Your Emotions

Ever feel anxious, depressed, or just plain bad without knowing exactly why? One useful tool to get to the root of lingering negative feelings — and increase positive ones — is a mood journal. We’ll explain how a mood journal can help with negative emotions as well as how to start keeping a mood journal.

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My Dog Is the Opposite of a Therapy Animal — But She Still Helps My Depression and Anxiety

Ryan Ascolese explains that her challenging Siberian husky, Indiana, forces her to get outside. Instead of cuddling on her most depressed days, Ascolese takes Indiana on long walks, stays engaged in extensive training, and talks to people who ask about her dog.

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This Is How Makeup Brings Me Back from Depression

Makeup may sound like a superficial band aid, but for Olivia Callaghan, it’s a balm for the moments when depression hits her the hardest. Now she’s calling for more people to recognize and hold onto the hobbies that keep their souls afloat. Here’s how makeup is self-care that keeps her going during her darkest days.

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7 Strategies for Dealing with a Depressive Episode

When a depressive episode starts, it can feel like a thick fog wrapping around you. It may be hard to see past the fog, but you can take steps to cope with the depression and find your way out. Learn the seven strategies author Amy Marlow has developed for dealing with her own depressive episodes when they hit.

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Self-Care for Depression: 10 Strategies I Tried

Adding these 10 simple self-care strategies to your daily routine can be effective for managing depression.