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September Black Bear Prompt: When It’s Hard to Stay Here

September Black Bear Prompt: When It’s Hard to Stay Here

September is National Suicide Prevention Month
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Michele Maize
Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024

Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024

And becoming a writer with our publication
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KiKi Walter
What Does the Name “Black Bear” Mean?

What Does the Name “Black Bear” Mean?

(And what does it have to do with mental health and addiction?)
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KiKi Walter
Black Bear Is Now Part of the Boost Nomination Program

Black Bear Is Now Part of the Boost Nomination Program

Looking for high-quality personal stories about mental health, addiction, and sobriety
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Michele Maize
I Wanted to Sleep and Never Wake Up

I Wanted to Sleep and Never Wake Up

Sometimes life becomes too much
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Ellen Eastwood
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It’s Not All Small Stuff

It’s Not All Small Stuff

Judging others’ “stuff” is not okay
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Maisie Archer
How Do People Make Friends As Adults?

How Do People Make Friends As Adults?

How Do People Make Friends As Adults?
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Patrick Meowler
From the Ordained Ministry to Alcohol Rebab

From the Ordained Ministry to Alcohol Rebab

All in Three Days
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Galen Tinder
She Never Wanted to Die Forever, Just For a Moment

She Never Wanted to Die Forever, Just For a Moment

My daughter always cried for help, until she didn’t
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Lisa S. Gerard
How I Saved My Life — And the Life of Someone Else

How I Saved My Life — And the Life of Someone Else

If we’re alive, there is a chance we can improve our situation.
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James Lloyd
A Note From School: Handle with Care

A Note From School: Handle with Care

A simple letter in my kid’s backpack gave me hope for a future that takes mental health seriously
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B. LeBoeuf
The Generational Impacts of Suicide

The Generational Impacts of Suicide

I feel the hole left by the loss of my grandmother decades after the event.
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Becca CO 🌵
How It Feels to Be Constantly Discriminated Against

How It Feels to Be Constantly Discriminated Against

It hurts me when people deny me services because I am different.
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Thomas Morison
You Have To Love Yourself Above All

You Have To Love Yourself Above All

Treat yourself like you’d treat a best friend
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Patrick Meowler
What’s Hidden Abuse?

What’s Hidden Abuse?

Let’s break down the hidden abuse and what it looks like.
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AND ALSO…
Labor Day Without Booze

Labor Day Without Booze

Overcoming FOMO
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Heather Lowe Award Winning Sober Coach
Winnie the Pooh and the Mental Health Warrior Creed: 3 Ways to Use It to Overcome Life’s Challenges

Winnie the Pooh and the Mental Health Warrior Creed: 3 Ways to Use ...

“You have the power to triumph over your challenges!”
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Bruce Schutter | Mental Health Warrior Program
Recovery Month Is September

Recovery Month Is September

I am a woman in long-term recovery
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Denise Estey Lindquist
When Someone Dies by Suicide, I ‘Get It,’ Because I Was Almost One of Them

When Someone Dies by Suicide, I ‘Get It,’ Because I Was Almost One ...

A dichotomy of not celebrating, but empathically understanding
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Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
I Need To Start A Diet, But It Would Exacerbate My Mental Illness

I Need To Start A Diet, But It Would Exacerbate My Mental Illness

My OCD would go crazy
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Francesca Dallaglio
My History With Suicide Made Me a Better Therapist

My History With Suicide Made Me a Better Therapist

Can we start talking about what makes us deeply uncomfortable?
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Grace Delphia
I Knew I Had To Stop Drinking the Day I Cremated My Daughter

I Knew I Had To Stop Drinking the Day I Cremated My Daughter

One last stop at the bar was the wake-up call I needed
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Courtney Waller
My Addiction Wrecked Me Financially

My Addiction Wrecked Me Financially

Til debt do us part
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Patrick Meowler
Slow-living Lifestyle: Reclaim Your Life from the Efficiency Curse

Slow-living Lifestyle: Reclaim Your Life from the Efficiency Curse

A miracle therapy
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Freer Hong, MBA
Controlling My Cannabis Consumption With A “No-Smoke September”

Controlling My Cannabis Consumption With A “No-Smoke September”

Another step in weaning myself off habitual marijuana use
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LibrariAnna
What Doesn’t Kill You

What Doesn’t Kill You

Might make you want to
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Tara Nicole Szkutnik
Times When I No Longer Wanted To Stay Alive

Times When I No Longer Wanted To Stay Alive

How I survived suicidal thoughts
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Barbara Carter
Why I Choose to Stay Anonymous

Why I Choose to Stay Anonymous

My journey with anxiety
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Health Chronicles
Why You Need To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Why You Need To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone

You have nothing to fear but fear itself
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Patrick Meowler
Son of a Gun

Son of a Gun

Having a father who tried to kill someone taught me about violence
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Patrick O'Connor
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