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Coping with Cognitive Distortions

“I am not my thoughts – my thoughts do not define me, nor do they always represent reality.” The most valuable realization I have had in my recovery has been learning about cognitive distortions. These are biased perspectives that we

Wilder Hickney March 15, 2022March 14, 2022 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

The Self-Care Complex

Morning routines, healthy eating, and the perfect meditation app – that’s what most of us think about now when we think about self-care. It often feels like there’s pressure from industries to have the perfect self-care routine down flat. Most

Wilder Hickney March 1, 2022March 2, 2022 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog, self care Read more

Living Between Diagnoses – By Wilder C. Hickney 

My name is Wilder Hickney (pronouns she/her or they/them). I am a recent addition to the Colorado Mental Wellness Network community! I work as a contracted consultant with the Network. I’m here to help spread CMWN’s mission of positivity and

Wilder Hickney December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog, Our Stories Read more

Becoming a Peer Specialist – Guest Post by Carrie Baatz

Peer supporters have walked a road through trauma, addiction, mental health conditions or other disabilities. We have made it to another side. On the road, we gained experiential knowledge – understanding you can’t learn from a textbook. Our stories give

CMWN July 11, 2018June 11, 2019 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

Finding the Right Diagnosis

Guest Post by Alex Salazar My name is Alex Salazar and I’ve been recently diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder. Since I was 15 I had the diagnosis of just Paranoid Schizophrenia. I am 21 years old now and on May 22

Aubrey Boggs June 13, 2018September 27, 2018 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

A Change is Gonna Come

by Aubrey Boggs, Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator   CONTENT NOTE: Death of parent     This year has been, in a word, difficult for me. I have found my mental health being pressed from every angle. In January, I had

Aubrey Boggs October 29, 2017October 31, 2017 self care, Uncategorized Read more

Why Mental Health Awareness Month?

Each May our community recognizes mental health awareness month, a tradition that has existed since 1949 in an effort to shed light on the “normalcy” of mental illness. (1)   Is it working? Hard to say. Granted we’ve moved away

Amanda Kearney-Smith May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

Peer Specialist Spolight: Neil’s Story

Interview by Matt Mague/CMWN intern Tony Orlando and Dawn reminded us to Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole’ Oak Tree as Joe Don Baker was Walking Tall.  The Miami Dolphins completed the first perfect football season, while the designated

Amanda Kearney-Smith March 2, 2017March 6, 2017 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

Peer Specialist Training with the Colorado Mental Wellness Network begins March 27th

  Our next peer specialist training beings on March 27th, 2017 and runs for three weeks, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Click here for more information and an application. Not sure what a Peer Specialist is or what they do?

Amanda Kearney-Smith February 1, 2017March 6, 2017 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

It’s time to end the stigma

By Aubrey Boggs, CMWN Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator People use unfriendly language about mental health to express negative feelings about someone quite often. People have called me “crazy”, a “nut job”, “unstable”, and many other cruel words because I have a

Amanda Kearney-Smith January 28, 2017February 21, 2017 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more
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