Jason Adams
Does a Mental Health Disorder Make You Better At Your Job?
"...checking behaviours are a necessary part of being a good lifeguard, but not all people who exhibit checking behaviours are...
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Jason Adams
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Reading About Healing Isn't Healing (and how I learned the difference)
"I mostly read about getting better, but I never did the real work of actually getting better." Mental health journeys can be more...
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Jason Adams
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Closing The Loop, Part 1: 'Let's Talk' Is Not Enough
It's important to talk about mental health. In fact, it's essential. The deceptively powerful act of talking holds numerous benefits;...
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Jason Adams
- Jan 2
- 2 min
OCDad: A Year in Review
A year has come and gone, and OCDad: Learning to Be a Parent with a Mental Health Disorder is standing strong. I can still remember...
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Jason Adams
- Nov 3, 2022
- 5 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities, Pt. 10: Keeping Things Going
When I first started consulting publishers for my book, I was often told that the real work of being an author would begin after my book...
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Jason Adams
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 9: How bad is it? OCD and Self-Assessment
I suffered from OCD symptoms for years without recognizing them as OCD symptoms. I imagine many people can relate. In hindsight, I can...
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Jason Adams
- Jul 30, 2022
- 4 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 8: How to Recharge as a Parent with a Mental Health Disorder
I had no idea how to rest and recharge when I first became a father. I imagine many new parents have felt the same. It's easy enough to...
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Jason Adams
- May 31, 2022
- 6 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Pt. 7: Energy Part 2 (the less obvious stuff)
In my last post, I commented on a few (fairly) obvious things that have been sapping my energy in recent months. In this post, we're...
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Jason Adams
- Mar 30, 2022
- 5 min
On, Off and OCD: 3 Helpful Steps for Getting Unstuck (and a bit of philosophy)
I recently read a quote that goes something like this: “You can’t understand ‘off’ without understanding ‘on’.” Now, in fairness, this...
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Jason Adams
- Mar 26, 2022
- 8 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 5/10: Starting Meds as a Parent
Meds...so many options, so many opinions...where do you start? Who do you talk to? More importantly, how does the process of starting...
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Jason Adams
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 4/10: You Are Not Your Thoughts (wait, what?)
What advice would you give to your younger self? I know - such an annoying question. Profound, I suppose, but not an overly practical...
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Jason Adams
- Dec 14, 2021
- 6 min
I'm suffering. Now what?
Highly Predictable Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist. These are my thoughts and reflections from going through the process of admitting a...
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Jason Adams
- Nov 29, 2021
- 13 min
Preparing to Start Therapy (and some reasons why you might not)
Getting started, keeping going, getting started again … it seems to me that this is the essential rhythm not only of achievements, but of...
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Jason Adams
- Nov 25, 2021
- 6 min
Parental Instincts and OCD: Friends or foes?
Instincts and obsessions: is there a difference? I received a diagnosis of OCD for the first time when my boys were just over two months...
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