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    Life of Dr. Jess

    Day 25: My Struggle With Self-Sabotage

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD September 26, 2022September 26, 2022

    This one’s for me today– a true journaling experience. I’ve been feeling pretty anxious the past couple of days. Part of that probably has to do with the crazy…

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    Mental Health | Personal Development

    Why Positive Self Talk Matters And How to Use It

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD September 14, 2022May 30, 2024

    I strongly believe your life is only as good as your relationship with yourself. A big part of that relationship involves how you talk to yourself. So why does…

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    Life of Dr. Jess

    Day 15: Launching Love Your Life Newsletter

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD September 10, 2022May 30, 2024

    Admitting my dreams out loud has always been hard for me. Because there are lots of naysayers who will crap all over your ideas when they are vulnerable little…

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    Life of Dr. Jess | Mental Health

    Day 11: Healing And My Hypothesis About Shame

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD September 4, 2022May 30, 2024

    I can tell my brain is healing because my creativity, curiosity, and silliness are coming back. Yesterday I had a few profound thoughts and throughout the day would burst…

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    Life of Dr. Jess | Mental Health

    Day Six: Let’s Talk About Suicidal Ideation

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 30, 2022May 30, 2024

    Trigger warning: discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation I woke up this morning and saw in the headlines that Neena Pacholke, a 27-year-old news anchor in Wisconsin, had died…

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    Life of Dr. Jess

    Day Three: Your Dreams Will Wait For You to Heal

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 26, 2022September 26, 2022

    When I was in medical school, I started daydreaming about opening a combination coffee shop/art studio. Perhaps that should’ve been a sign to me that I wasn’t on the…

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    Life of Dr. Jess

    Day Two: Polio is Back, But You Can’t Outrun Your PTSD

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 25, 2022May 30, 2024

    I am someone who seems to care too much about everything, which often has me spinning in circles. When I wake up in the morning, I can’t seem to…

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    Life of Dr. Jess

    Day One: How I Hit Rock Bottom

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 24, 2022September 26, 2022

    I have more partially filled journals then I can shake a stick at. But now I’ll be journaling publicly for the next 100 days about my life and whatever…

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    Mental Health

    No Emotion Is Bad and You Can’t Control How Other People Feel

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 10, 2022August 19, 2022

    When I was a little girl, we had a lot of chaos in our family. My parents were often on edge and argued with one another loudly and frequently….

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