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5 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health

With May being Mental Health Awareness month, I wanted to share a few things you can do to protect your mental health.  While these are things we should do every single day, it’s a good time to think about what we can do better for our own mental health.  Plus, I’m sharing a spring work wear look that’s perfect for the office.

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If you’re new around here I try to be very open because I think it’s important to end the stigma around talking about mental health.  Six years ago, I was first diagnosed with anxiety and depression & being able to get mental healthcare has made me a better person.

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It's Mental Health Awareness Month and Kentucky blogger, What Nicole Wore, is sharing ways to protect your mental health in all aspects of your life. // vera bradley tote bags, jcrew work outfit spring, resin earrings, pearl heels outfit, gordmans clothing
featured | j. crew: polka dot bow top c/o {available in more colors} + ny and co: black pants {ON SALE} + betsey johnson: pearl embellished block heels + karen walker: number one sunglasses + work the metal: black and white resin earrings {similar} + vera bradley: vera tote + urban decay: born to run palette

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5 Crazy Things & the Stigma Around Mental Health

Today’s post is definitely on the more personal side; you may or may not know, but May is Mental Health Awareness month. Even though it’s been five years since my initial anxiety and depression diagnoses admitting I struggle with my mental health, especially in such a public forum, is still extremely nerve racking for me. And maybe that’s part of why I feel writing this post is so important. While most people are incredibly understanding when it comes to anxiety, depression is considered a more hush hush conversation. The stigma around depression is very extreme; when I’m open about having depression, I can tell that people are taken aback and often uncomfortable.

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I get it; while I have chronic anxiety and have struggled with anxiety since I was a child, depression was the disease that kind of snuck up on me. Prior to being diagnosed, I didn’t know a ton about it and definitely didn’t understand what it meant when I heard of someone suffering from it. Today I wanted to talk about why conversations around mental health are still so important and five “crazy” things I’ve done because of or for my mental health.

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Millennial lifestyle blogger, What Nicole Wore, gets real about the stigma around mental health for Mental Health Awareness Month and talks about the struggles of social media, friendships, alcohol, and more when you have anxiety and depression. // southern work wear, tweed skirt how to wear outfit ideas, madewell purse, black hair, jane online flash sale
featured | knot front blouse c/o gordmans + loft: tweed skirt {old, similar linked and 50% off. also love these two clearance options} + cognac sandals c/o gordmans + druzy stud earrings {similar under $10} + necklace via jane + madewell: transport tote {medium version here} + anastasia beverly hills: liquid lipstick {in rio}

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