Brave Blog

A Non-Diet Dietitian’s Take on Nutrition
March 20, 2019
You might be reading the title of this blog and thinking…what does non-diet even mean?!  How can I be...
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Meet Greenbrook TMS- A This Is My Brave Sponsor!
March 19, 2019
Jennifer Marshall first started the blog that would eventually grow into This Is My Brave in 2011, the same...
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Recovery from Self Harm by TIMB Alum, Rebekah Bagley
March 18, 2019
Content Warning- Self Harm If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline...
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Hi, I’m Ashley and I’m a Human Being- By TIMB Alum, Ashley Elizabeth
March 13, 2019
Content Warning- Self- Harm If you or someone you know needs help, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255,...
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Valentine Vulnerability by TIMB Alum, Ben Boruff
February 14, 2019
Privacy has its benefits. Less unsolicited advice. Less casual ridicule. Less fodder for gossip. Put bluntly, I value my...
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Dating with a Mental Illness by TIMB Alum, Rebekah Bagley
February 13, 2019
So about a year ago, I downloaded Tinder looking for a relationship. Over the few months that I had...
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My Love, My Mikey, My Brave by TIMB Alum, Susie Burklew
February 12, 2019
A year ago, when I told my boyfriend that I was going to audition for “This Is My Brave”,...
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Stars and Provisions: Navigating the Stormy Waters of the Holidays While Being Mentally Ill
December 14, 2018
Living with bipolar disorder and PTSD makes navigating the holiday season precarious to say the least.  It’s a time...
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Sympathizing with Scrooge: Mental Health and the Holidays
December 12, 2018
Sometimes, I sympathize with Ebenezer Scrooge. Not with his greed, his classism, or his tendency to eat gruel alone...
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“How to Overcome the Holi-Day Woes” by Bethesda Alum, Rev. Paul Grace-Neal
December 11, 2018
The holidays are supposed to be a joyous time of year.  First, eating turkey and the rest of the...
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