Wellness is the job that makes everything else possible.
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Anthony Morris deals with panic attacks, bipolar disorder and recovery. For him, becoming a whole person took a lot of work.
Often how we feel is how we work. Imagine facing panic attacks, depression and your own recovery. How would you do it and hold down a job? Anthony Morris describes how it took medication and a focus on his health to begin to see changes to his mind and his overall life.
With greater clarity, he was better able to make healthier choices.
As I started to feel better, I was able to make better choices. Feeling better, I was able to make better choices
It took a lot of work to make me feel like a whole person… and as a whole person, I can take more into consideration when I am choosing for my life.
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The biggest misconception about mental health and wellness is that something is wrong us.
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