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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Aug 5
- 9 min
Patriarchy: The Crippling Affect Gender Roles Take on Society
There are many people within our society who are genuinely ignorant about how patriarchy is at the core of the oppression of gender,...
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Reading/Book List for ADHD
A reading list for ADHD. Put together by a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. This is a great resource for anyone who doesn't have access t
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Jun 3
- 8 min
Gender Revolution
My first memory of gender was when my older sister got pregnant and my family threw her a gender reveal party. It was a party before the...
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Carissa Weber, MA, LPC, CSAC
- May 6
- 6 min
Mental Health & the Brain
Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! My name is Carissa Weber and you can find more about my blog here. For the last 10 years, I have...
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Dec 29, 2022
- 10 min
How New Years Resolutions Affect Mental Health
December and January are all about goals and resolutions, but I honestly don’t believe in all that shit. I don’t understand why people...
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Michela "McDeath" Dalsing MS, LMHC, NCC, LCPC
- Dec 13, 2022
- 10 min
Reading/Book List for Autism
A reading list for Autism. Put together by a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
215 views
Michela "McDeath" Dalsing MS, LMHC, NCC, LCPC
- Nov 1, 2022
- 5 min
Coping with Anxiety About MonkeyPox
We’ve had quite a bit going on in the past couple of years to make us more fearful of catching infectious diseases. I think COVID has...
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Michela "McDeath" Dalsing MS, LMHC, NCC, LCPC
- Feb 18, 2022
- 15 min
The Real-Life Chills of Oppressive Culture
In honor of Black History Month (i.e., February), I decided it would be a great time to write about a recently released show that was...
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Nov 10, 2021
- 9 min
Suicidal Ideation & Attempts
If you are in crisis, call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), available 24 hours a day,...
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Aug 17, 2021
- 10 min
Gender Equality
International Women's day is on March 8th.. As a cis-gender woman, I would like to extend this to all oppressed genders. While I do see...
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min
Mid-summer check-in
We have officially used up half the year. It’s check in time. You probably read the post in January about New Year’s Resolutions and how...
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Jun 29, 2021
- 15 min
The Nitty Gritty of Self-Maintenance
Self-care day is July 24th. Now, I’m not here to talk about the self-care you’ve been fed by marketing ploys of beauty companies.
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
Mental Health Demystified Book Club
We read to know we are not alone. ~ C.S. Lewis May is Mental Health Month!! Book Clubs were invented in 1600’s by women aboard a ship on...
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Michela "McDeath" Dalsing MS, LMHC, NCC, LCPC
- May 18, 2021
- 8 min
What is Borderline Personality Disorder? (BPD)
One of the most difficult disorders for people to understand (and break that cycle of hurt) is Borderline Personality Disorder. Borderline P
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- May 11, 2021
- 6 min
Interested in Writing for Mental Health?
Who are we? Villain Esteem is a mental health service dedicated to creating a world that promotes resilience and empowerment of...
312 views
Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Mar 25, 2021
- 12 min
What It's Like to Have Cancer in a Global Pandemic
Zoos are sad places. After visiting a large zoo in San Antonio, Tx I vowed never to go back. I would never support treating animals so...
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Nov 28, 2020
- 6 min
What is Family Health History and Why Does it Matter?
Why care? Read more about why Family Health History is even a National Awareness Day, Why it lands on Thanksgiving.
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Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Aug 24, 2020
- 9 min
Sorry I Didn't Text You Back, I have Anxiety
Anxiety is an invisible monster most people don’t understand. Some people don’t even believe in it. I view it like Bigfoot or Slenderman.
437 views
Alyssa “Moist” Johnson CEO
- Aug 17, 2020
- 7 min
Are They Hurting Themselves?
I remember the first time I figured out one of my kids was self-harming.
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Michela "McDeath" Dalsing MS, LMHC, NCC, LCPC
- Aug 15, 2020
- 4 min
That Mindfulness, Meditation Bullshit
Being someone who was consistently depressed and hating myself, the last thing I wanted to do was spend more time in the moment.
770 views