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In November of 2013, I wrote an article called, “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.” I never imagined my list would go viral.
My message on mental strength didn’t just stem from my education as a licensed clinical social worker or my experiences as a psychotherapist. It was actually a personal letter to myself during a time when I needed
a reminder to stay strong.
Within a three year time frame, I had lost my mother and my 26-year-old husband, both in sudden and unexpected circumstances. Dealing with my grief taught me that having good habits wasn’t enough. I also had to get rid of bad habits – no matter how seemingly small or infrequent they seemed – that could hold me back.
Then, in 2013, my father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer and the anticipatory grief was almost unbearable. So I wrote my list, “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do,” as a reminder of all those bad habits I’d need to avoid if I wanted to face the circumstances with as much courage and strength as possible.
I published it to the web in hopes it might help someone else. Within a matter of days, my list was read and shared by millions of people.
