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“Surviving alone is very difficult”, “How will you manage it all alone by yourself?”, “Let someone accompany with you, you will feel safe”…

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Monica Smith founded The Clear Mind Project to bring positive psychology to the recovery community.

Being that November is National Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), I am hard at work drafting my first fiction novel (it is both daunting and exciting three days in). In order to help me prioritize on that writing, my good friend, Kathy offered to write another guest post. In my last post, I wrote about feeling stuck

FOR MANY OF US, boundaries might at first sound defensive—like planting an emotional Keep Out sign. But they’re not. Boundaries are the foundation of self-worth and an important form of self-care, says Sharon Martin, LCSW, a psychotherapist and relationship expert in San Jose, California. “Setting boundaries makes clear to others what we will and will not tolerate, how we expect to be treated. In fact, they are good for relationships; you both will have a clear understanding of what is…