Anxiety

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Living My Best Life

11 Apr 2024

Stacey Brake

Living my Best Life! We’ve said it so much that maybe it has become cliche. I have been guilty of using the phrase when things are actually going wrong…sarcasm is a great buffer! “Don’t mind me, just living my best life over here! LOL” But, it’s still a great question to ask yourself. Are you living your best life? And… What’s getting in the way of you living your best life? Is it anxiety? Anxiety changes you.

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Finding Balance

21 Apr 2023

Rx 4 Wholeness

By Stacey Brake Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to work with some true heroes. I went into a school that is currently supporting a student through an unimaginable tragedy.

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Is Anxiety Genetic?

6 Apr 2023

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By Stacey Brake One thing I wondered about for a long time is this ... Is anxiety caused by our DNA? In other words, are you born with a specific gene that causes you to have anxiety? IF the answer to that is "yes", then what is the treatment? It stands to reason that IF anxiety is a genetic disorder, medication might be the only effective treatment. And you'll need it for life.

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Is Our Old Mental Health Model OUT?

26 Feb 2023

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By Stacey Brake I'll start by saying this ... while there are flaws in our mental health system, there are a LOT of people who are getting the support they need. I don't believe we are in a place that we need to throw away what's working. With that said, I want to point out some of the flaws in the way we think about mental health support that could really improve outcomes for many.

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Magical Mind Control? Or Brain Science?

19 Jan 2023

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By Stacey Brake

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Looking for a book that can help with your Anxiety?

12 Jan 2023

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By Stacey Brake Several of my friends have been posting their book finds on social media. Some have set goals for a number of books they want to read this year. I don't do that. If anything, I should pull pack on the number of books I buy. I don't read that many fiction books. I can't stop reading books on personal growth, self improvement, spiritual insights, the latest research in psychology and of course, books about healing anxiety.

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4 Tips for When You’d Rather Be in Control Than Ask for Help

4 Jan 2023

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By April Michael Surrendering our ego, accepting that we are not in control, and practicing humility can help to ease the anxiety that often accompanies bipolar disorder. Asking for Help vs. Being in Control It’s hard for me to ask for help. So hard that it almost never happens, or at least not until it’s too late and I’m seething with bipolar anger or overwhelmed from exhaustion.

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Holiday Reflections: the messy and the beautiful

22 Dec 2022

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By Stacey Brake First of all, I want to tell you how truly grateful for you I am. To be able to send a message to you each week in your inbox and get so many responses and stories and personal reflections is truly a gift. I adore you and appreciate you ... truly. Thank you for being on this journey with me and for your connection.

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My physical therapist's advice . . . that is true for mental health too!

9 Dec 2022

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By Stacey Brake My physical therapist shared something with me that I wanted to pass along . . . Yes, I know that this is not a physical therapy blog. But I continue to see more and more links between physical and mental health. This thing she said opened my eyes to something I hadn't really thought of before ... at least not like this.

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Meditation VS Lexapro

17 Nov 2022

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By Stacey Brake Recently, a research study was published that did something that had never been done before. Mindfulness Meditation has been taught and studied for quite a while. It has been found effective for the treatment of anxiety.

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