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My Life As A Mango

Hi. My name is Elisabeth and I want everyone to be happy with me. All the time.

I want to be liked. I want to be understood. I want to avoid any and all…

Meds, Moods, and Me: The Ups, Downs, and Outcomes of Taking Medication for My Mental Health

I’ve been dragging my feet on writing this post for weeks now. Not because I’m embarrassed or don’t want to share. (If I was willing to speak openly about burning the wall of my…

Hard Things, Health, Life, Mental Health
Oct, 15, 2024
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Announcing the Next Cool Bloggers Walking Club

It’s almost here!

The last time I decided to do a month of walking at least 10 minutes/day, I didn’t give much advance warning. In fact, it was a single line item at the end…

Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Friendship, Habits, Mental Health
Sep, 11, 2024
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Much Too Much

Beyond increased flexibility and heightened body awareness – and on top of the joy that is seeing where and how Benji will spend the entirety of the yoga practice napping – perhaps my favourite…

Happy Things Friday: 21 June

Fail alert. Less than a week ago I said I was done with Happy Things Friday posts for the summer but I just couldn’t stick with that decision.

I’ve been in a low-grade funk all…

Greetings From My Oxygen Tent + Little Joys

I recently used oxygen as a metaphor for mental health and I got a lovely infusion from my solo day at home.

But then the wind got knocked out of my sails and it…

Joy, Life, Mental Health
Jun, 12, 2024
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Hard Things, Happy Things: 7 June

It is June. Really and truly…we’re in the middle month of the year!?

I feel like I need to write a catchy little jingle about this season of life, because it’s an echo of what…