The Productivity/Trauma Connection
Each person who experiences trauma develops a different way to cope with what happened to them. Some of those coping mechanisms are...
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Derryen Plante
- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Supporting Those Who Fall Through the Cracks
Mental health treatment, as many of us know, can be incredibly expensive, even if you have insurance. More and more people are seeking...
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Derryen Plante
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Battling Renewed Social Anxiety
After a year of lockdowns, restrictions, and limited gatherings, social settings are opening back up and public events are growing...
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Derryen Plante
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
Mental Health Awareness Isn’t Enough
In 1949, the Mental Health America organization established May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Back then, no one talked about mental...
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Derryen Plante
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
Five Mental Health Options for Treating PTSD
When you undergo a trauma of any kind, there are often residual effects that can impact your life for weeks, months, or even years. When...
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Derryen Plante
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
Letting the Weight of the Past Go
Most months, I do a column on helping or supporting someone else when they are dealing with an invisible illness or other struggle. As...
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Derryen Plante
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
The PTSD Toll on Relationships
Loving someone with PTSD can be a frustrating, difficult rollercoaster. Trauma does a number on the brain, affecting trust, anxiety, and...
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Derryen Plante
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
Expect Less and Empower More
Expectations. Joan Didion once said, “To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves—there lies the great,...
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Derryen Plante
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Helping a Loved One with PTSD During the Holidays
This holiday season will be unlike any we’ve ever had before, because of ongoing quarantines and social distancing. For someone with...
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Derryen Plante
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
Five Ways to Support Yourself When You’re Battling an Invisible Illness
Give your heart time to grieve the change in your life, and give yourself a lot of slack, instead of pressure.
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