The Monarch Blog

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Chronic Illness | Mind-Body Wellness Carissa Hannum Chronic Illness | Mind-Body Wellness Carissa Hannum

Living with Chronic Pain and an Eating Disorder

Living with chronic pain and an eating disorder can feel overwhelming but you don’t have to navigate it alone. This blog explores the connection between invisible illness, emotional coping, and disordered eating, offering insight, support, and treatment options that honor both your body and mind. If you're struggling, help is possible. Read the full post at Monarch Wellness to learn more and take the next step toward healing.

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Mental Health | Education | Advocacy Anna Allshouse Mental Health | Education | Advocacy Anna Allshouse

How to Survive Summer Vacations: Tips for Mental Well-Being

Summer vacations aren’t always stress-free, especially if you’re navigating anxiety, family dynamics, or body image struggles. This blog shares practical mental health tips to help you stay grounded and take care of yourself while traveling. Ready for a more mindful getaway? Let’s make space for rest and resilience.

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Understanding Anxiety as a Nervous System Response

Anxiety isn’t just in your head, it’s your body’s way of saying something feels off. In this blog, we explore how trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system overload can show up as anxiety, overthinking, or perfectionism. Learn how trauma-informed therapy can help you reconnect with your body, feel safer from the inside out, and finally unwind that constant bracing.

Read the full post to better understand what your anxiety might really be telling you.

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Therapy and Coaching for Executive Dysfunction: What to Know

Struggling with focus, follow-through, or staying organized? Learn how therapy and executive function coaching can help you manage executive dysfunction, especially if you're navigating ADHD, depression, trauma, or burnout. Discover what to expect from each approach and how to find the support that works best for you. Read the full blog to explore your options and take the next step toward feeling more grounded and capable.

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When Eating Feels Hard: Eating Disorders, Sensory Issues, ARFID, and Body Image

Struggling with food textures, eating in public, or being called a “picky eater”? You’re not alone. This blog explores the connection between sensory issues, ARFID, eating disorders, and body image and why eating can feel so hard sometimes. Learn practical tips, feel seen, and take the next step toward a more peaceful relationship with food.

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The Rising “Popularity” of Executive Dysfunction

Struggling to get things done even when you want to? You’re not alone. Executive dysfunction affects everything from task initiation to time management, and it’s more common than you might think. Learn what it really is (hint: it’s not laziness), why awareness is growing, and how therapy or executive function coaching can help.

Read the full blog to better understand executive functioning and find the support that fits you.

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Coping with a Move: Mental Health Strategies That Help

Feeling ungrounded after a big move? You’re not alone. Whether you’ve relocated across town or across the country, moving can take a toll on your mental health. This supportive guide offers 10 therapist-approved tips to ease stress, stay emotionally grounded, and find your footing again, one small step at a time.

Read now for simple ways to care for your nervous system during life transitions.

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