Healp App/CBT for Perfectionism + Anxiety/TinyWow

I've had lots of transactional relationships in life, and that's fine. It's inevitable.

But what is a transactional relationship exactly, and what do you do if you think the relationship is not a good one and should be changed? 

I break it down for you in this new post on The Mental Health Update.

I’ve been looking at a lot of journals lately to get inspiration for what works and what doesn’t. 

What I do know: cognitive-behavioral therapy works for anxiety. It uses a methodical approach to question negative beliefs and change them into something more productive.

Having studied CBT in grad school and having used several apps that employ the approach to counteract negative thoughts, I know how powerful CBT can be for some people. 

Terri Bacow, Ph.D. is one of the top CBT experts in the world, and the 47 five-star reviews for this journal show that she knows what she’s talking about.

Here’s another physical tool based on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, but this one is focused on perfectionism. 

CBT deals with the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. When I’m trying to be perfect, I know I’m heading for trouble. I don’t know about you, but when I get this way, it’s really hard to see the big picture of what I’m doing. I like how this book focuses on addressing why one might not feel worthy—and how to turn that limiting mindset into self-compassion instead. 

It’s a book by a therapist that’s also recommended by lots of other therapists.

This article caught my attention because I only ever hear about the benefits of mindfulness and meditation. 

This was a large study, and it was carried out as a randomized controlled trial, which is the gold standard for scientific research.

What it found is that offering mindfulness training to adolescents may not be very effective. Why? Because they can find it really difficult to engage in the practice, thus never receiving the benefits. 

The teachers involved in the study did report a lot of benefits, however. 

This is a good reminder that mental health support is not a one-size-fits-all approach. It has to be matched to a person’s interests, skill level, age, culture, and so many other factors. This is an interesting, short read.

This is a really interesting app that’s taking a novel approach to something I really care about: the power of peer support. 

I downloaded the app, and although it can a take a while to get through the sign-up process, there is a community for almost any health condition imaginable. 

It’s still in the early stages, but I like how Healp blends community connection with accessible resources. 

People living with health conditions, whether visible or invisible, often struggle in silence. It shouldn’t have to be that way. This app is opening up worlds of support for those who need it.

Some pages are now asking you to join a waitlist, but you should be able to download the app from either the homepage or the product page. Try tapping to different pages if you don't see the links right away.

I don’t know how many times I’ve gotten stuck trying to edit a PDF, convert a file to another format, or do something technical with an image. 

It’s aggravating, and I hate it. 

Enter TinyWow, a suite of free tools that don't make you feel like an idiot stupid-head. 

It’s simple, beautiful, and an unlikely mental health aid.

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