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At Black Bear, we share informative articles and personal stories about struggling with mental health and substance use disorders.
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Blake Shields
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Black Bear
Sep 14
Life Will Never Be The Same Again
But it’s still worth living
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James Lloyd
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Sep 7
How I Saved My Life — And the Life of Someone Else
If we’re alive, there is a chance we can improve…
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Diane Ford
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Aug 23
Someone Unpacked My Baggage
Re-living the pain of addiction’s aftermath
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James Lloyd
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Aug 14
The Evolution of My Self-Care Through Three Radical Life Changes
Self-care has never been a selfish…
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Brandie Whaley
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Aug 10
A Journey Towards Recovery
How Sobriety Is Making Life Worth Living
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Henrique Centieiro & Bee Lee
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Jul 30
You’re Unhappy Because You “Follow Your Heart”
This Common Advice is Destroying Your Happiness
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Wesley van Peer
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Jul 29
What If Your Mother Starts Using Drugs Because of You?
And commits suicide later
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Wesley van Peer
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Jul 27
Confessions of a Reckless Drunk Driver: Losing My License and More
How could I be so irresponsible?
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Pablo Andreu
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Jul 26
Depression Is an Epiphany
The answer lies in the impermanence of life
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Kylie van Gelder
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Jul 17
The Day I Almost Kidnapped a Baby
Grief can turn you into someone you’re not
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