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How is your Mental Health? Today is the day to take an honest look.

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Dear Reader,

​Welcome to World Mental Health Day. In honor of the special day, I'm hosting a community conversation with a special focus on how highly sensitive people are navigating mental health in a world that challenges us every single day.
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The theme for 2025* alludes to what I hear from HSPs all the time. All the catastrophes and emergencies on the planet impact us. WE ARE PAINFULLY AWARE. The impact reverberates through our lives, activating trauma histories and stress.
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It's a gift, all that noticing, thinking, and feeling... and it impacts OUR MENTAL HEALTH.

Please register and join us today at 9am Pacific | Noon Eastern US. Bring your questions, personal or global, and invite your friends and family.

Today is a warm-up for our big Reclaim Your Worth mental health theme starting next week... Learn more here.
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Blessings and breath,
Alane
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PS Just in case you are a last minute person, here is the Zoom link to join us!!

PPS Here is a little video I made answering another HSP question about trauma. It's full of hands on tools:
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*The theme for World Mental Health Day 2025 is "Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies," emphasizing the critical need for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to be an integral part of emergency response. The goal is to ensure that people affected by conflicts, disasters, and other humanitarian crises have continued access to mental health care, which is vital for coping, recovery, and long-term well-being.

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Alane Freund, MS, MA​
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Lic. #LMFT36077)
International Consultant on High Sensitivity
​P 415-203-6600 E alane@areyouhighlysensitive.com

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