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The time we spend on social media can drain our energy and affect our mental health. How do we know when it's time to take a break? This article from Esperanza offers suggestions on how to unplug and recharge. https://www.craigalanbrown.com//recommended-reading-when-s

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This article from BP Hope magazine, titled The Enemy Within: Tools to Stop Self-Sabotage, offers tools and advice for defeating your inner saboteur, which include self-acceptance, seeking support, setting realistic goals, and creating schedules (for sleep, medication, therapy, and more) that will set you up for success. https://www.bphope.com/the-enemy-within-tools-to-stop-self/

Learning to identify our emotions allows us to begin to move forward and break out the cycle of self-judgement and self-criticism. This article highlights the differences between guilt and shame, and offers strategies for moving past self-judgment and toward self-compassion. https://www.craigalanbrown.com//recommended-reading-shame-

Learn about the tangible and intangible benefits of pet ownership, and the ways in which having a pet can help you battle your mood disorder - leaving you both happier and healthier. https://www.craigalanbrown.com//recommended-reading-the-po

Stress and conflict are sometimes inevitable, but this week's recommended reading offers suggestions to help you plan ahead, solve problems and conflict, and better manage your depression or anxiety. https://www.craigalanbrown.com//recommended-reading-tools-

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Managing your depression can feel like a Sisyphean task - struggling upward and making progress only to suddenly find yourself slipping and tumbling downhill. Though we may not have much control over the challenges we face or the obstacles we encounter, we thankfully can control how we choose to respond. Visit our blog to find our newest recommended reading and find tools for learning to rise above your depression and cope with negative self-talk.... https://www.craigalanbrown.com//recommended-reading-rising