Melanie Anthony Psychology

11/06/2026

I found this a very helpful post. Thank you

The language of mental health has entered everyday conversation, which is mostly good. But when clinical terms become casual shorthand for ordinary human experience, something important gets lost: the ability to recognize when someone actually needs help. Here is what several of these words actually...

05/05/2026

Feeling overwhelmed and feeling completely drained aren’t the same thing, but we often treat them like they are.
Stress usually comes from too much. It can feel like pressure, urgency, and having more on your plate than you can handle. Burnout is different. It’s what happens when that stress goes on for too long. It can feel like exhaustion, numbness, and having nothing left to give.
Understanding the difference matters, because they don’t need the same kind of care.
This month’s Love Notes focuses on stress and burnout, and how to recognize what you might be experiencing.
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23/04/2026

Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The more we witness our emotional chain reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain. It becomes a way of life to stay awake, slow down, and notice.

~ Pema Chodron

[Art: Catrin Welz-Stein]

08/04/2026

When people ask me are you happy, I’d say that isn’t quite the question. The real question is am I still growing? Have I become a finished creation? Am I dead or am I still growing? Is my life still an adventure, an adventure full of trouble, full of joy, full of pain, full of cataclysm. Am I still living dangerously? So am I still growing is the real question.

~ John Moriarty

[Art: Thierry Carrier ]

08/04/2026

Wonderful description of the Stress responses! Thank you.

03/04/2026

On point, leave space for others who more than make up for those who leave.

Make room for those people who are your tribe. x

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Katie 🫶🏻

19/03/2026

Very good explanations and depiction.

I’m posting this because I recently had a big reminder experience about this. Boundaries are so very important. I made it!

Holly 🦅

11/01/2026

Reward yourself!

11/01/2026

A very good description of trauma bonding. Thank you!

19/12/2025