Submission Guidelines for One Clear Step

We Want Your Story!

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The driving force of One Clear Step is community

We see readers, writers, growth leaders, and mental health providers all collaborating here to share authentic stories about being on the path of growth.

It all starts with the Steps.

We’re creating a steady supply of evidence-based practices to stabilize, deepen, and optimize mental health for anyone who wishes to embrace a therapeutic lifestyle.

You can participate and inspire others by sharing the example of your growth efforts right here inside One Clear Step.

Here’s how:

• Navigate to the Steps provided in the Step library.
• Choose a Step and put it into actual practice.
• After you’ve experimented with the Step and given yourself the chance to digest your experience, submit a story to tell us what happened, both internally and externally, in the wake of your action.

*This may seem an obvious point, but you actually have to TAKE the STEP before you share your story. We won’t publish stories that are not clearly and authentically grounded in your actual real-life experience. : )

Please address the following points in your story:

1. First tell us what Step you choose to take.
2. Describe the circumstances and environment where you took the Step. Paint us a picture of the situation you practiced it in.
3. Address what obstacles you had to overcome, internally or externally, in order to follow through with the Step.
4. Tell us how you may have modified the Step to suit the specific circumstance you were in.
5. Share your inner dialogue, feelings, and experience as you prepared, followed through, and completed the Step.
6. Tell us what the outcome of taking the Step was, both for yourself internally, and also what impact your action had externally on others or in the environment. What kind of feedback did you get from others?
7. Summarize any lessons learned from your Step.

You can request to have your first story reviewed and accepted for publication by sending an email to admin (at) oneclearstep.com

In the email, please share:

• Your name
• Your best email address
• Your Medium ID
• and a draft link to your unpublished article.

Thank you for your interest in contributing to One Clear Step.