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Ella V

Ella V

Creativity and Psychosis

Over the past few years, we have been learning that many categories we used to consider binary exist more accurately on a spectrum. I…

May 30, 2023

May 30, 2023

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Mindfulness and Gratitude

Though it may sound counterintuitive, the first step in learning to heal yourself based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a spiritual…

May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023

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How to Help Yourself: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

In his 1943 paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation,” Abraham Maslow laid out his theory of mental health, based not in introspection, but in…

May 21, 2023

May 21, 2023

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Mental Health Awareness

Mental health awareness/acceptance has become a much more popular topic for conversation than it used to be. The Month of May is now Mental…

Dec 26, 2022

Dec 26, 2022

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My Instructions for Success

I was recently put on the spot, asked for life advice by an eighth-grader. This is what I came up with:

Dec 24, 2022

Dec 24, 2022

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Something that May Improve Mental Health Care…

I want very much to use my personal experiences with the mental health system to improve that system, and I’m not quite sure how to do that…

Dec 17, 2022

Dec 17, 2022

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What Psychotic Mania Might Feel Like

This is what it may feel like when a person diagnosed with bipolar disorder experiences a manic state with psychotic features. In the next…

Nov 26, 2022

Nov 26, 2022

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What Do I Have to Be Thankful For?

It is that time of year that Americans intentionally take some time to practice gratitude. Let’s name some of the things we have to be…

Nov 25, 2022

Nov 25, 2022

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An Argument for Spiritual Education

Whatever your beliefs about the best way forward for our country and/or our world, you probably have a set of policies in mind that you…

Nov 23, 2022

Nov 23, 2022

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Some Stuff I’m Learning

Lesson 1: I have inside of me some sort of delusion that my proper place is to suffer somehow. It seems to me as if I’m called to forsake…

Nov 16, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

Ella V

Ella V

I am a mother, wife, daughter, and seeker after Truth. I have swam in the Ocean of Truth and wish to present my gleanings with a wider audience.

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