Meghan Sara

Tag: mental health

  • When I’m Stressed Out, I Wet My Plants

    When I’m Stressed Out, I Wet My Plants

    —

    by

    meghan
    in

      I’m not amazing at self-care. Honestly. I’m not really good at nurturing my own growth, taking the time to be deliberate and caring, and being aware of the ways I take care of my physical being.   But I’m great with plants.   My plants are bountiful, green, tall, and lush for one reason and…

  • Fear Itself

    Fear Itself

    —

    by

    meghan

      It would figure that, as soon as my life starts going Really Well, I’d begin getting random, life-halting panic attacks. And I mean it when I say that my life is going really well! I love my job, my tours are really fulfilling, my boyfriend is fantastic, my apartment is dreamy, and I’m financially…

  • The Day My Blog Died

    The Day My Blog Died

    —

    by

    meghan

    Trigger warning: suicide, depression.   Notice anything NEW???   Yeah that’s right — my BLOG IS BACK!   “Meghan, I didn’t even notice it was gone!”   Well, that’s because you don’t follow me on Twitter! I cried for an entire DAY about it, and tweeted my feelings while emailing customer service here and there.…

  • Five New Guided Meditations for when your Old Guided Meditations just aren’t Doing It anymore

    Five New Guided Meditations for when your Old Guided Meditations just aren’t Doing It anymore

    —

    by

    meghan

      Guided Meditation #1: For Anger Put on early-era Britney Spears and pretend to be a backup dancer, in the style of percussive choreographed dance which involves lots of kicks and punches and spins. Turn the music up and close your eyes, and imagine that every time you punch the air, you land a blow…

  • CBT Thought Record Diary App aka I Don’t Have Any Nudes On My Phone, But This Is Way, Way Worse, Trust Me

    CBT Thought Record Diary App aka I Don’t Have Any Nudes On My Phone, But This Is Way, Way Worse, Trust Me

    —

    by

    meghan

    On Saturday, I asked if anyone would be interested in hearing about the CBT app that my therapist recommended to me, and then I was like, Well, I want to write about it anyway. So, by not-popular demand, here’s All About My Therapy App! Obvious disclaimer: I am not a therapist, I can’t tell you…

  • Some Assembly Required

    Some Assembly Required

    —

    by

    meghan

    Well, today, I feel more accomplished than I have in a looong time. So the plan for today was to meet a friend for lunch (BTW if there’s a Dig Inn near you, EAT THERE). From there, the ferry to IKEA, to buy a drawer unit and take it home. This did not go according…