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Oct

21

Mental Disorders and Healing (part 1)

By Bethany | depression healing mental health | No Comments

I remember the day I got the diagnoses. “You have bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety.”  I actually felt better hearing it.  She explained what those were and i thought “Phew! I’m actually NOT crazy!”  This thing has a name. Now we can do something about it.

The medication stabled me out for the most part. But there were times, that the antipsychotics made me feel like a stranger looking from the outside. There were times i couldn’t speak either bc the words came out like i was drunk or i was too scared they would. I was in at least 5 fender benders/wrecks during that time.  And unfortunately, it didn’t ward off all manic phases.

But let me tell you about an even better day: the day the bipolar, the depression and the anxiety left me. It was the morning after days of feeling manic. The depression hit hard. I had overslept, missed a meeting and my daughter had gotten herself up and fixed herself...

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May

06

Deadly Thoughts

By Bethany | mental health suicide yoga | No Comments
The mind: it can be a crazy, dark, beautiful, chaotic, place.  The mind is an amazingly complex organ that not only runs your body but can greatly affect your life and determine your future. Every action you take begins with a single thought.  I remember when the thought “you’re a lost cause”popped into my head after a week of bad decisions.  That’s the night I tried to take my own life. 
 
I genuinely trusted and loved God.  I was going to church, part of a small group and actively involved.  But something wasn’t quite right.  Why couldn’t I “be good”consistently?!?!  If you’ve read my previous blog, you know I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety (so that explained a lot).  In one of my weakest moments, Satan saw the perfect opportunity to attack.  I was mentally weak and felt absolutely nothing on the inside.  He didn’t come to me in a...
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Bethany's class is like none other. Her passion for helping other people saturates every essence of her being. She emits such a beautiful radiance in her teaching, and her classes are challenging, inspiring, and powerful!  A session with her will leave you feeling amazing and ready to take on the world!

Sandra Williams

Bethany Smith has been coming to Shadow Oaks and leading the administrative staff in yoga for 6 months.  Since starting yoga I have seen a significant improvement in my balance and core strength as well as my flexibility.  Bethany is very down to earth and I have a lot of fun in our sessions.  She also has the ability to inspire me to want to go deeper in my practice while making me feel very comfortable.

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