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Mental Health

Self-Care Tips For Folks Who Struggle With Codependency

December 22, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch16 Comments

I want to acknowledge and validate that this shit is hard for us. Self-care goes against everything we know.

Mental Health

How Mental Illness Changed the Way I Feel About Birthdays

November 21, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch24 Comments

Celebrating the fact that you exist can seem so asinine when you wish that you didn't.

Mental Health

9 Affirmations You Deserve to Receive If You Have a Mental Illness

August 29, 2015January 1, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch2 Comments

I am so, so proud of you for the work that you do, day in and day out, to keep going.

Mental Health

A Love Letter to Anyone and Everyone with a Mental Illness

July 14, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch17 Comments

Whenever I feel that instinct to run or to hide, I affirm myself as an act of resistance.

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8 Things Non-Binary People Need to Know

March 15, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch34 Comments

Coming out as genderqueer and non-binary was this big, beautiful, scary thing for me. I didn’t know what exactly I…

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Mental Health

A Guide to Self-Care for People with Anxiety

February 13, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch10 Comments

[The image features a metal case, presumably a first aid kit, with the words "SELF CARE" on top.]   Holy…

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More than Just Ink: How Tattoos Were a Vital Part of My Gender Transition

January 8, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch16 Comments

[The image features an androgynous person with light brown skin, flexing their bicep in a powerful pose. Their body has…

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Sam Dylan Finch. I’m a writer and positive psychology practitioner that’s passionate about queer joy — with none of the self-helpy bullsh*t. I wrote that thing about people-pleasing that you showed your therapist. I’m much weirder in real life.  ✨ He/they. More?

 

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