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The Productivity/Trauma Connection
Each person who experiences trauma develops a different way to cope with what happened to them. Some of those coping mechanisms are...
Derryen Plante
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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Building a Support Framework
Simone Biles’ decision to put her mental health ahead of competing in the Olympics has amplified the conversation around the issues so...
Derryen Plante
Sep 3, 20212 min read
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Supporting Those Who Fall Through the Cracks
Mental health treatment, as many of us know, can be incredibly expensive, even if you have insurance. More and more people are seeking...
Derryen Plante
Aug 27, 20212 min read
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Fame Can Start the Conversation
For those of us who follow pop culture news, the #FreeBritney movement has been all over social media. If you’re not familiar, in a...
Derryen Plante
Aug 24, 20212 min read
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Battling Renewed Social Anxiety
After a year of lockdowns, restrictions, and limited gatherings, social settings are opening back up and public events are growing...
Derryen Plante
Aug 12, 20213 min read
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Excerpted from You’ve Got Some Nerve
If someone is in crutches or in a cast, people can visually see that they are physically injured. They automatically know they will...
Derryen Plante
Jul 31, 20212 min read
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World-Stage Pressure
When the 2020 Olympics begin on July 27th in Tokyo, hundreds of the best athletes in the world will be competing against each other in a...
Derryen Plante
Jul 27, 20212 min read
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Mental Health Awareness Isn’t Enough
In 1949, the Mental Health America organization established May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Back then, no one talked about mental...
Derryen Plante
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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Five Mental Health Options for Treating PTSD
When you undergo a trauma of any kind, there are often residual effects that can impact your life for weeks, months, or even years. When...
Derryen Plante
Apr 3, 20212 min read
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Letting the Weight of the Past Go
Most months, I do a column on helping or supporting someone else when they are dealing with an invisible illness or other struggle. As...
Derryen Plante
Mar 6, 20213 min read
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The PTSD Toll on Relationships
Loving someone with PTSD can be a frustrating, difficult rollercoaster. Trauma does a number on the brain, affecting trust, anxiety, and...
Derryen Plante
Feb 8, 20213 min read
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Excerpt from You’ve Got Some Nerve
If someone is in crutches or in a cast, people can visually see that they are physically injured. They automatically know they will...
Derryen Plante
Jan 31, 20212 min read
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Reader Views - Author Interview
Delighted to have had the opportunity to sit down with Sheri Hoyte and discuss the impact of brain injury and my journey through...
Derryen Plante
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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Expect Less and Empower More
Expectations. Joan Didion once said, “To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves—there lies the great,...
Derryen Plante
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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Change Your Perspective, Not Your Resolutions
January is historically a time of new beginnings, where we all make resolutions to eat healthier, to exercise more often, or finally...
Derryen Plante
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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Helping a Loved One with PTSD During the Holidays
This holiday season will be unlike any we’ve ever had before, because of ongoing quarantines and social distancing. For someone with...
Derryen Plante
Dec 2, 20202 min read
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Five Ways to Support Yourself When You’re Battling an Invisible Illness
Give your heart time to grieve the change in your life, and give yourself a lot of slack, instead of pressure.
Derryen Plante
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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#MakeItVisible: The Truth about Invisible Illnesses
96% of those with chronic medical conditions do not show outward symptoms. #MakeItVisible
Derryen Plante
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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