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How to Motivate Yourself to Do Boring Life Tasks
Depression, Personal Growth, Self-Compassion, Suffering Hope+Wellness Depression, Personal Growth, Self-Compassion, Suffering Hope+Wellness

How to Motivate Yourself to Do Boring Life Tasks

Many of us struggle even more this time of year due to the short, darker, colder days. We’re getting less sunlight and our brain is producing more melatonin because of that, which means we’re more likely to be tired all the time!

So how can you motivate yourself to do boring self care tasks?

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Ways to Cope with Depression After Pregnancy Loss
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Ways to Cope with Depression After Pregnancy Loss

For many women, pregnancy can be a really uncertain time - excitement, fear, anxiety, hope all come into play. Many pregnancies do lead to healthy babies, but unfortunately, that’s not the reality for everyone. Although it’s still considered culturally taboo to discuss pregnancy loss, the truth is that not all pregnancies end with a healthy infant. It’s hard to imagine an unsuccessful pregnancy, but roughly 10-20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. 

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How to stop social media from making you feel bad about yourself
Stress Management, Anxiety, Depression Dr. Victoria Ranade Stress Management, Anxiety, Depression Dr. Victoria Ranade

How to stop social media from making you feel bad about yourself

When you think of self care practices, do you ever consider your social media? 

While social media is great for so many things (keeping up to date with friends who live far away, finding new music or movies or other cultural events, staying on top of local events, just to name a few) it’s not something we should use mindlessly. 

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Accepting Yourself Unconditionally, As You Are
Acceptance, Anxiety, Depression Dr. Victoria Ranade Acceptance, Anxiety, Depression Dr. Victoria Ranade

Accepting Yourself Unconditionally, As You Are

So many of us are able to love and to feel compassion for others, but what about ourselves? So often, we feel inadequate — we are all too familiar with our weaknesses and judge ourselves for our bodies, mistakes we’ve made, things we’ve said and done, feeling guilty and undisciplined for all the tasks we haven’t done, our level of productivity — the list goes on.

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5 Things to Know if Your Teen is Dealing with Depression
CBT, DBT, Depression, Therapy, Teens Dr. Victoria Ranade CBT, DBT, Depression, Therapy, Teens Dr. Victoria Ranade

5 Things to Know if Your Teen is Dealing with Depression

It can be scary and overwhelming to learn that your teen is depressed. You want to support your child, but don’t quite know how. You watch them struggle to get up in the morning in order to make it on time to school. They aren’t getting much sleep and don’t seem to find much enjoyment in things anymore.

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Hope+Wellness is a mental health practice specializing in the treatment of depression, mood, stress, and anxiety in kids, teens, and adults. This is a blog about living well and finding meaning and purpose in the face of difficult challenges. This is a blog about finding hope.