Here for You Zine and Resources
Not to brag or anything, but I’m pretty expert level at the whole anxiety thing. The first time I finally saw a therapist, when I was 19 (22 years ago), I was diagnosed with a long list of mental health disorders including: post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disordered, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and depression. Later came some OCD, and the agoraphobia came and went a few times, but has been many years since it showed up. Between then and now, I have done a ton of work around my trauma, and utilizing some wonderful trauma therapies (like EMDR, EFT, and Internal Family Systems) while developing and honing skills to help me move through and with my anxiety. All to say, that between my lived experience and my professional work in mental health and social services, I’ve picked up some helpful tools along the way and I want to share them with you. My hope is that zine will be a helpful resource to you when you’re feeling anxious or heading into a potential stressful situa