Cognitive reframing

Kidney Disease Survivors' Strategies for Resilience and Hope

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

GLENDALE, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For two decades, the Renal Support Network's (RSN) essay contest has provided a unique platform for individuals who have kidney disease to share their stories and connect through writing. The theme of this year's essay contest — "Surviving Tough Times, sharing a strategy that helps cope with kidney disease." — inspired people who have kidney disease to share their experiences and how they learned to cope with the illness. The contest is open to anyone in the United States who has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.

Key Points: 
  • The theme of this year's essay contest "Surviving Tough Times, sharing a strategy that helps cope with kidney disease."
  • inspired people who have kidney disease to share their experiences and how they learned to cope with the illness.
  • The contest is open to anyone in the United States who has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.
  • These stories are the fuel that drives hope for people who have kidney disease.

Author Helps Readers Heal from Anxiety and Depression, Rebuild Their Mental Health in Debut Guidebook

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Monday, August 17, 2020

In Fight Back: End the Cycles of Anxiety and Depression, Oglesbee twines his years of experience helping others heal from these disorders with his personal story of recovery from them.

Key Points: 
  • In Fight Back: End the Cycles of Anxiety and Depression, Oglesbee twines his years of experience helping others heal from these disorders with his personal story of recovery from them.
  • Fight Back provides a comforting, holistic approach to identifying and managing symptoms of mental illness and reframing destructive learned responses to create positive, healthy ones.
  • Oglesbees book also demonstrates to readers how negative self-talk chips away at their ability to cope with challenging anxiety and depression symptoms.
  • The book offers them a gentle path to cultivating a more loving mental space and encourages and teaches them how to turn to self-care in times of difficulty.