If you’re anything like me, you look at a screen most of the day. We live in more and more of a screen-centered world as time goes on. Our phones, computers, iPads, TVs, Kindles, and so on and so on. Most days you likely find yourself going from screen to screen throughout the day. At […]
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Schizoaffective disorder is an often misdiagnosed and midunderstood psychiatric illness. In today’s interview, I speak with Donella Dornwell McLean about her diagnosis, challenges she has faced, and her journey to recovery. Schizoaffective disorder is a chronic and treatable psychiatric illness. It is characterized by a combination of 1) psychotic symptoms, such as those seen in
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I discovered the idea of a Color Walk on TikTok a few years ago, and I have been telling everyone about it ever since! Mark and I went together in the spring, and we had such a lovely afternoon following colors around a park and neighborhood. It was calming, grounding, and restorative. What is a
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Hello and welcome to my podcast, The Wellness Project with Des. On today’s podcast episode, I speak with Stacy Schaffer about understanding grief in children. I’m Desiree, a Mental Health Therapist and Holistic Wellness Coach, passionate about helping you to improve your mental health and live a healthy and fulfilled life. One way I do this
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Guest article by Mary Beth O’Connor New Year’s Day is a traditional window for evaluating accomplishments, setbacks, and lessons learned from the prior year. There’s also the time-honored custom of setting resolutions and making plans for the upcoming 12-months. Dry January can be part of that process. In 2022, at least twenty percent of Americans
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Hello and welcome to my podcast, The Wellness Project with Des. On today’s podcast episode, I speak with Brooke Garren about receiving her autism diagnosis in adulthood. I’m Desiree, a Mental Health Therapist and Holistic Wellness Coach, passionate about helping you to improve your mental health and live a healthy and fulfilled life. One way I
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Guest article written by Samantha Carter I’d been trying to outrun trauma for most of my life, knowing full well that I struggled with mental illness yet convincing myself every day that I was fine. I had to keep up the pace, or so I thought, to get beyond the cards life had dealt me.
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Haylee Hemphill has been living with Borderline Personality Disorder from a young age. While working on improving her mental health, she was involved in a traumatic car accident that almost took her life. Haylee has turned to writing to support her mental, emotional, and physical healing. About Borderline Personality Disorder: “Borderline personality disorder is a
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Hello and welcome to my podcast, The Wellness Project with Des. On today’s podcast episode, I speak with Rebecca Sonnenberg about the impact of generational trauma and how to break free. I’m Desiree, a Mental Health Therapist and Holistic Wellness Coach, passionate about helping you to improve your mental health and live a healthy and fulfilled
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