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Happy Monday! 🦋

Thank you so much for joining our Mighty community, we’re really glad you’re here. ✨ If you have any questions/concerns, or need any help at all, please email mailto:community@themighty.com.

To get started, feel free to check out these two posts to learn more about how to make the most out of your Mighty experience:
What are some tips for posting on The Mighty?
How can you get the most out of your experience on The Mighty?

To begin navigating, you can explore the group directory where there are lots of public or private mental health, chronic illness, condition-specific, and creative groups to join: themighty.com/groupdirectory

If you find the list overwhelming (we feel that!), we recommend you check out our staff picks marked with a ✨ sparkle ✨.

Additionally, you can follow these links here to browse and check out our Mighty newsletters and collections as well:
themighty.com/newsletter/subscribe
themighty.com/collections/all

Note: To find your newsletter subscriptions, you can look in the Preferences section of your profile. ⭐

To find all things Mighty you can take a look at our Linktree here as well: linktr.ee/themightysite

Cheering you on! We hope you find what you’re looking for.

#MightyTogether #ChronicIllness #MentalHealth #CheckInWithMe

Happy Monday, Mighties! 💌

Our topic this week is something we’ve all had to experience one way or another: change.

Like it or not, every day we are presented with decisions to make — some big, some small. And with every decision comes the opportunity or possibility of change.

For the vast majority of us here on The Mighty, our health plays a huge and important part in our decision-making process, and therefore is subject to influence the changes we make — whether it’s voluntarily or out of necessity — for ourselves. These changes can look like leaving a job, drastically changing our lifestyle, or setting new boundaries.

What’s a change you’ve had to make because of your health?

#52SmallThings #CheckInWithMe #Selfcare #MentalHealth #Disability #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Anxiety #Depression
#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Living with Bipolar II virtual support group is for people living with bipolar II/cyclothymia/unspecified. Develop coping skills, share common experiences, gain self-advocacy skills, and find community.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here.
Virtual groups are every 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6:30-8pm Eastern Standard Time. Closed captioning is available:
naminycmetro.org/programs/living-with-bipolar-ii-cyclothymia...

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #Bipolar2 #Mania #Hypomania #Anxiety #Depression #MentalHealth #CheckInWithMe

Hi Mighties! 🌻

The holiday season has kicked off, and this time of year can be especially challenging for us Mighties who are navigating health conditions. Being intentional about how we participate or "show up" in group settings or around others matters, if that's something we choose to do (sitting out the festivities and doing what's best for us is also an option!). Knowing how to set boundaries that are safe and make sense for our individual needs can help us prioritize ourselves, even when we're surrounded by others. We get to enjoy ourselves too!

What are 3️⃣ holiday-related boundaries you can set this year? Why are those boundaries important for your health and wellness?

#MightyMinute #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Autism #Parenting #PTSD #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #EatingDisorders #Depression #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Let’s end this week of storytelling by — finally! — sharing a piece of our health journeys.

For today’s activity, we want you to write 1-3 sentences in the comments (or in your own post) about what you consider the "turning point" in your health journey to be — that one event or moment that’s had a significant effect on you. This could be when you received your diagnosis, the moment you decided to seek treatment, or even a time of clarity or hardship that changed or shifted your perspective.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks says her turning point was the moment she decided to quit her food service job and look for a therapist. This moment was the first time she put herself and her needs before anything else.

#52SmallThings #CheckInWithMe #Selfcare #MentalHealth #Disability #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Anxiety #Depression
#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie