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Mental Health Moment: Let go of enemies, embrace critics

Today, I’m encouraging you to do something that most people would flat out refuse to do: I encourage you to wish your enemy/enemies well.  Now,

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Mental Health Moment: Let them talk

It’s commonplace in this world to encounter negative talk about yourself or the people you care about.  As humans, we have a tendency to give

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enemy; overanalyze; okay: mind; difference; mental health; #thatkenoshajournalist; daniel thompson

Mental Health Moment: You CAN let it go, don’t overanalyze

It’s no surprise to people who know me well that I have an incredibly hard time letting a thought go. I overanalyze everything ⏤ even

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Mental Health Moment: You ARE okay

I won’t lie to you. I have to just tell myself that I’m okay at least a few times a week. If I don’t, I’ll

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enemy; overanalyze; okay: mind; difference; mental health; #thatkenoshajournalist; daniel thompson

MHM: You WILL change people’s minds (just not everyone’s mind)

Lately, I’ve found myself remembering and analyzing an old quote that has rattled around in the back of my mind since childhood: ‘I don’t give

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depression; mental health; thompson's take; daniel thompson; uptown observer

Along the Path: Depression and alcohol, my longest companions

Depression and addiction have served as my longest companions in life. Beyond any friends, beyond any family, they were nearly always by my side.

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enemy; overanalyze; okay: mind; difference; mental health; #thatkenoshajournalist; daniel thompson

Mental Health Moment: You CAN make a difference

In our society currently, it can feel like one is simply screaming out into the abyss with most things they try ⏤ without seemingly any

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Mental Health Moment: You CAN take a break

As much as you may feel pressured not to, you can take a break and take some time to yourself whenever you need. We all

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Mental Health Moment: You ARE enough

Despite the blemishes, inadequacies and general “just not right” feeling advertisements try to instill in us, I want you to know that you are enough,

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Mental Health Moment: You CAN choose how you spend your time

I want to tell you something that you might not have heard for a while: You have every right to choose how you spend your

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Mental Health Moment: You CAN make it

First off, take a breath. It’s Saturday. Despite whatever you’ve gone through or will in the future, you’ve made it through another week.  You have

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talk; preach; future; choice; mental health; daniel thompson; kenosha journalist; uptown observer

Mental Health Moment: You DO have a choice

I think the biggest lies that I used to tell myself often were “I have no choice” or “this is just how things are”. However,

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talk; preach; future; choice; mental health; daniel thompson; kenosha journalist; uptown observer

Mental Health Moment: You CAN follow through

I’ll be completely honest with you guys, most days the thought that repeats in my head is, “I don’t want to do this.” However, every

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Observer In-Depth: Focusing on the aspects unseen

Dr. Dominique Pritchett strives to elevate clients’ voices, keep them healthy in an unhealthy time KENOSHA ⏤ Dr. Dominique Pritchett knows what it’s like to

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