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Isayah Alman is a psychotherapist, social worker, mental health researcher, and writer. He is currently teaching LMSW content while developing a framework for sustainable mental health education.
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How do we heal? Healing takes many forms. It can be active or passive. Fast or slow. Internal or external. Shared with others or carried alone. The shape of healing is not what makes it personal. What makes it personal is what needs healing in the first place. We do not all heal the same…
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There is nothing in life as invigorating, as rejuvenating, as quietly intoxicating as a new beginning. The first step into an unfamiliar space.The scent of a meal you have never tasted.A new friend. A new job. A creative spark.A shift in mindset. A fresh aim.That small, electric moment when a thought slips in unannounced:maybe it…