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Weekend Thoughts 💭

So often we react instead of respond because we get caught up in our emotions.

Our Emotional brain can have us feeling like we need to strike back, but in reality, true strength is in the pause. In the choice to take time to cool down before responding.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the quote in the comments.
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Where do you go when you need to think or reflect?

Having a dedicated place you can go to reflect and sort through your thoughts can be super helpful, especially in those moments when you’re learning something new (exciting!) or gaining a different perspective or insight (scary!).

Where do you go when you need time to yourself to pause, regroup, and think?

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

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My #1 mental health goal for May is...

Happy May, Mighties! 💐

It’s already May—let’s check in on our goals. What’s your main mental health goal this month? What do you want to make sure you’re actively working on or moving toward?

I’ll go first! For me, it’s being more mindful of my stress levels. They really impacted my health in April, so I need to make stress management my #1 priority moving forward.

How about you?

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn

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Acceptance

Acceptance of a hard situation, season, or even loving ourself can be really hard. This photo reminded me that every season looks different and to be thankful for all of them.
What does the photo make you think of? What about in terms of loving yourself?
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April 2026 Mood Tracking Recap and Reflection

What a month April has been! Let's check in and reflect on our mood tracking experience. 🌸

What were some trends or patterns you saw come up? Have you learned anything new, reassuring, or interesting about yourself in the process of mood tracking this month? Is there anything you would like to improve or work on moving forward?

💡 Bonus: Feel free to also comment the color(s) that best represents your mood today as well. 🎖️

💜 Purple: Happy, excited, grateful
🟢 Green: Open-minded, creative, reflective
🟦 Blue: Calm, relaxed, confident
🖤 Black: Angry, annoyed, frustrated
🧡 Orange: Stressed, overwhelmed
🔴 Red: Anxious, alert, concerned, worried
🟨 Yellow: Depressed, stuck, melancholy
🤎 Brown: Tired, exhausted, drained
🤍 White: Not sure if I can put my mood into words.
🌈 Rainbow: Other (share in the comments!)

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#CheerMeOn

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Reframe a thought with us.

Let’s practice reframing a thought today, Mighty friends!

When you reframe or shift a thought, you’re simply changing your perspective in order to understand something in a new and different way.

Let's try it using these steps with an anxious thought:

1️⃣ Write down one thing your anxiety tells you.

2️⃣ Now, write down the opposite.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks reframed this thought:

1️⃣ I'm not doing a good enough job.

2️⃣ I'm doing my best and that's more than enough.

Reframe your own thought in the comments below! ⬇️

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

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What's Up Wednesday - Self Love

This week we have been focusing on affirmations, and how they are helpful for our brain because they help us grow self compassion and self love, which decrease emotional distress.
How can you show up for yourself today? Share with us in the comments below 👇
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Tip Tuesday - Learning to Love Yourself

Self love, affirmations and positive reframes are all powerful tools that can help us handle strong emotions, mental health struggles and hard days. Even if you can't believe this (yet), it's true.
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Tip Tuesday - Learning to Stop Letting Your Thoughts Control You

This is a very hard lesson, I know. But so often, our thoughts rule us and make our mental health worse. Learning how to let go negative emotions is SO hard but SO worth it.

One simply way to start would be to "catch" or write down all of your negative thoughts for 24 hours. See where the patterns are, and which thoughts cause the most emotional pain.

Than you can try to stop them when you're thinking them and re frame it.

Let us know if you're willing to try this- or if it's something you've been working on!
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