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Being a Positive Force - MHWA Topic

Be a positive influence today. Make a difference. In what way did you or someone else accomplish this?

Lately it's been really tough to be positive. A week ago I admitted my daughter again for mental health treatment (see here for updates on that "Loving Libby" ) which is something that never gets easier, no matter how many times I do it (13 so far). So for about five days I was in an ugly head-space full of anger, frustration, fear, despair, grief, and depression. It's taken days to get my head back on straight. But, I can officially say that I'm on the mend from the recent crisis and starting to feel better. Which brings me to the positive influence part.

Yesterday I was invited to be a community leader for Mental Health Writers Alliance. The group is a year old and the leader needed some support handling the load so I volunteered. I'm thrilled to take a leadership role in such an outstanding group doing something so vitally important. Collectively we're building a resource of mental health topics on WDC that anyone can search. Need resources on depression? You'll find a wide range and wealth of information. Want to connect with someone about it? Join us!

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So that's my way of giving back positivity - helping to lead this amazing group. Sharing my knowledge and expertise on a subject I'm passionate about. Helping other members find their way. I can't think of anything I'd rather do to give back to this amazing community. It also means, no slacking off. I have to login every day. I've already helped the group with several things this morning as soon as I got on so I'm pretty excited about that. Making an immediate impact is great to me.

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