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Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Are More Common Than You Think

Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs)
affect millions of people, yet shame and misunderstanding keep many suffering in silence. These automatic habits—from hair pulling to skin picking—aren’t character flaws or signs of poor self-control, but complex behaviors that deserve compassion and understanding. Learning to navigate BFRBs with practical strategies can transform not only your relationship with these behaviors but also how you connect with others who share similar experiences.

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Navigating Collective Grief After the St. Louis Tornado

When disaster strikes a community, we mourn not just physical losses but the invisible threads that connected us to places and routines that defined our sense of belonging. The St. Louis tornado has created a shared wound that requires collective healing beyond individual therapy approaches. Understanding collective grief can help us recognize that your feelings aren’t just personal struggles but part of a community-wide process of mourning and eventual renewal.

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How Personifying Mental Health Struggles Can Help You Heal

Have you ever caught yourself saying things like, “Why am I like this?” or “What’s wrong with me?”? When you live with anxiety, depression, OCD, or other mental health conditions, it is easy to internalize the struggle—to confuse the symptoms with your identity. But what if you could talk to the struggle, instead of being the struggle?

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Task Paralysis vs. Procrastination: Which One Impacts You?

We all know the feeling of putting off a task when we know we shouldn’t, but did you know that this tendency might not necessarily be procrastination? Task paralysis is a similar behavioral pattern that is rooted in a different mindset than procrastination, and knowing the difference can really help you understand what is keeping you from getting to the tasks at hand.

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