#CheckInWithMe: Give and get support here.

Living with Addiction and Mental Health Challenges is a virtual peer support group for any adult living with addiction and mental health challenges.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every 2nd Tuesdays, 2:30-4 PM & 4th Tuesdays, 5:30-7PM Eastern Standard Time. Closed captioning is available: naminycmetro.org/programs/living-with-addiction-and-mental-h...

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Let’s talk about routines this week!

Whether we’re waking up at the same time every day, going to school or work, or even making sure we’re eating a certain amount of meals, drinking water, and taking our prescribed medication; routines can help us maintain a level of consistency in our daily lives. The routines we practice can determine how we approach each day as well as affect our mental health.

What are your thoughts on setting daily routines? Do you think they help your mental health? Or does the rigidity increase your anxiety or hyperfixation?

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Every year around Valentine’s Day, Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks reflects on what love really means to her. Having experienced a lot of rejection in the past, she’s often met with heartbreak, grief, and sadness around this time.

This year, though, she wants to reflect on how much effort she’s put into developing a better understanding of love—not only in the romantic sense, but as an energy and a practice. Her relationship with herself, as a person in recovery, hasn’t always been bright. But she has created more light by learning to love herself unconditionally, even through the darkest moments.

She’ll never give up on herself—and love has taught her that.

What about you? What has your health taught you about love?

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Support can be a game-changer in times of stress. What we feel is too much to handle alone can be a totally different experience when someone else is helping out.

If you were in a tough situation and felt stressed, what are some things others can do to support you?

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks says that when she feels stressed, someone simply checking in and offering her favorite snack can help her to take a moment to herself to gain some energy to keep moving forward.

Friendly reminder: It’s OK to ask for help, especially when you feel overwhelmed and burned out.

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I have a challenging relationship with productivity, as I have for most of my life. Although I’m more aware now and gentler and more compassionate with my expectations, it still feels like an uphill battle to truly understand that my worth isn’t tied to how much I produce. Cognitively, I know this—but my nervous system still relies on doing to feel adequate.

I often feel the need to show or prove to others that I’m worthy of time, attention, and affection. When I’m not doing well, I find myself unconsciously doing even more than usual, trying to bridge the disconnect I sometimes feel.

Can anyone relate? What’s your relationship with productivity? How does it impact you and your expectations of yourself?

📒 I’d love to hear your insights and experiences.

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