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Resilience is a Necessity

The idea of resilience brings about mixed feelings to me. There’s the dread of going through adversity. It feels unpleasant to say the least. Yet, this is only part of resilience. According to AI, resilience is “both a process and an outcome. It’s the ability to ‘bounce back’ from difficult experiences and maintain psychological well-being.” Therefore, resilience,Continue reading “Resilience is a Necessity”

Armor Against My Anxiety

45 Years of NAMI and Theresa

My Brain Makes Me Proud Blog August 2021

Returning to school can be an exciting time for many. For some, it can present its challenges. As a graduate school student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), I entered campus in 2013 with a schizoaffective disorder with OCD diagnosis. I had been stable for many years on medications, and didn’t think I needed toContinue reading “My Brain Makes Me Proud Blog August 2021”