Stacy on Nostr: I've been thinking about a client. They are taking meditation instruction as just one ...
I've been thinking about a client. They are taking meditation instruction as just one tool in a kit cobbled together to deal with their anxiety and occasional depression. They cannot afford to see a therapist. Mental health is not treated like physical health in the US. We're told to 'toughen up' in the face of depression as if mental health is separate.
Tell me, would you tell a person with a heart condition that they don't need medical assistance; their heart just needs to 'toughen up'?
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