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What to Do When You Can’t Afford Therapy: 5 Things That Actually Help

Can’t afford therapy? You’re not alone. Therapy is expensive. Even with sliding scale fees or insurance, it can feel completely out of reach, especially when you’re already overwhelmed, anxious, or in pain. So what are you supposed to do? Just sit in it? Try harder to “be okay”?No. You deserve support, and while therapy might…

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Don’t Feel Like Journaling? 5 Micro-Prompts for Emotionally Drained Days

Don’t feel like journaling? You’re not alone. Some days the blank page feels heavier than your thoughts. You know that reflection might help. That getting something out might untangle a knot or soothe an ache. But instead of clarity, there’s just a slow fog wrapping around your thoughts. It’s not resistance. Not laziness. It’s just……

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How to Journal for Anxiety: 5 Steps to Calm Your Mind and Take Back Control

How to journal for anxiety isn’t just a question – it’s a skill anyone can build. If you’ve ever sat with racing thoughts, a tight chest, or that feeling of “everything is too much,” journaling can be one of the fastest ways to slow down and sort through the noise. But not all journaling is…

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What to Write in a Journal for Mental Health: 10 Prompts That Actually Help

What to write in a journal for mental health isn’t always obvious. Most people think journaling is about writing more. It’s not. Journaling is about noticing. Noticing your thoughts.Noticing your patterns.Noticing what helps — and what doesn’t. If you’ve ever opened a journal and stared at the blank page with zero idea what to write……

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How Journaling Helps With Anxiety (Even When It Feels Like It Doesn’t)

Journaling is often recommended for managing mental health—but if you’re wondering how journaling helps with anxiety, especially when you’re deep in it, you’re not alone. Anxiety has a quiet way of making everything feel urgent. You wake up, and already there’s a tightening in your chest. A thought you didn’t ask for. A problem that…

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Transform Your Mental Health with Lume: The AI Journaling App

You know that feeling when your head is full but you can’t quite explain why? Maybe you’re snapping at people, feeling drained, or lying awake wondering what’s off. You reach for your phone—scroll a bit, maybe open your notes app, then close it again. What if instead, you opened something that understood you? That’s where…