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Mental Health Aloud episodes
- Cultivating Mental Health Self-Awareness with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Recovery
This mental health recovery story focuses on Yasmina, who lives with generalized anxiety disorder. Her journey has been one around managing her patterns of activation and learning mechanisms to help her cope. Read more to learn about her journey with mental health and healing.
The post Cultivating Mental Health Self-Awareness with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Recovery appeared first on OC87 Recovery Diaries.
15 min - Challenges in Dealing with and Recovering from Bipolar Disorder
This mental health recovery story focuses on Maria, who lives with bipolar disorder. Her journey has been one around managing her shifting moods and building coping mechanisms. Read more to learn about her journey with mental health and healing.
The post Challenges in Dealing with and Recovering from Bipolar Disorder appeared first on OC87 Recovery Diaries.
12 min - How Playing Competitive Tennis Helped Me Heal From Anxiety and Depression
Javier Ortega-Araiza, a former competitive youth tennis player with anxiety and depression, shares how tennis helped enhance his mental health.
The post How Playing Competitive Tennis Helped Me Heal From Anxiety and Depression appeared first on OC87 Recovery Diaries.
12 min - How I Use The Joy of Soccer To Fight DepressionAs a symptom of his depression, Isaac Nunoofio found it difficult to connect with peers for much of his life. It was Ghana’s World Cup run in 2010 that helped him find the joy and interconnection that a soccer fandom has to offer.14 min
- Be Informed, Not Afraid: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Could Save Your LifeDespite the many decades that have passed since “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, many negative myths still persist about ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) for persistent, suicidal depression; Brian Marshall’s essay aims to bust those myths.11 min
- From OCD Parenting to OCD Practitioner: My Recovery From Orthorexia by ProxyShe thought she was being a diligent, careful mom, but it was really OCD and an eating disorder that needed treatment and understanding.15 min
- My Body and Me: How Depression, Anxiety, and Eating Influence Each OtherFor many of her younger years, Amanda Wolf assumed her relationship with food was normal, since no one around her seemed to intervene. Now, she’s learning how to trust herself and take control of her eating habits.15 min
- Overcoming Mental Illness Meant Accepting I’m an IntrovertAmanda Nicholson grew up struggling to understand why it was so hard for her to socialize with her peers. In adulthood, she’s learned a new way to think about her introversion: social energy is a finite resource, not a wellspring.15 min
- Living and Recovering with Schizoaffective and Autism DisordersSchizoaffective and autism can be challenging diagnoses to manage; for MJ Van Dyk, therapy has been an essential component to his recovery.11 min
- I Don’t Like My Butt! My Eating Disorder RecoveryTheresa waged war on the butt she didn’t like, and the eating disorder that ensued could have cost her life.13 min
About Mental Health Aloud
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OC87 Recovery Diaries, is an online publication that features stories of mental health, empowerment, and change. Each week on Mental Health Aloud, Editor in Chief Gabriel Nathan will read aloud our…
latest mental health recovery essay. Gabe’s gentle, welcoming voice brings each essay to life, making MHA your perfect commuting companion. Pop in your earbuds and subscribe to MHA wherever you listen to podcasts!