Colleen Arnold, PhD, MFT

Self-care is actually super-hard, especially when you don't have enough energy to function. But if you can muster up the herculean effort it takes, you really will be better off in the long run.

It can be really stressful living with someone struggling with depression. Here are some tips to help you deal with it.

Depression doesn't always look the way you think it does.

This doesn't surprise me at all.

I saw this on a friend's feed today and had to grab it. So simple, but so well said. Feminism supports women, of course, but it also supports men. Feminism fights against the ideas that men shouldn't display traditionally "feminine" characteristics, like tears, sensitivity, etc. eliza-lou-riley: Boys, protect girls. Call people out when they make offensive jokes. Stand up to those who treat girls like objects. [ 163 more words. ] http://www.colleenarnold.com///05/02/how-to-be-a-feminist/

I love it when people with a following use it to fight stigma. I also love Wil Wheaton.

Taking away the stigma, one person at a time.

Wise words. My favorite of the Four Agreements is to not take anything personally.

Good article about the admissions process. My heart goes out to the high school seniors going through this.

I especially advocate for "good enough" over perfection. Perfection makes us give up, while "good enough" keeps us going.

My latest post on the Sisterhood. Been thinking a lot about body image lately and how screwed up most of us end up feeling about our bodies. What if the only thing that mattered was how our bodies felt, and how they performed? What if we stopped making what they looked like to others so important?