Mary Beth Fox, Author at Tiny Buddha

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Mary Beth Fox is a licensed professional counselor, motivational speaker, and writer passionate about helping people heal their inner child and break free from “Not Good Enough Stuff.” She runs The Inner Child Therapist blog, where she shares raw, relatable insights on trauma, relationships, and self-worth. Download her free Inner Child Workbook, a powerful guide for anyone ready to dig deep, release old wounds, and grow into their truest self.

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How Trauma Can Cause Mental Illness (It’s Not Just a Chemical Imbalance)

By Mary Beth Fox

“What seems to be clear is that we humans are an accumulation of our traumatic experiences, that each trauma contributes to our biology, and that this biology determines, to some extent, how we respond to further traumatic events as they emerge in our lives.” ~Shaili Jain

The stigma of mental health is decreasing. That’s wonderful, but the way we’re doing it is wrong and damaging. We are ignoring the trauma that is so prevalent and pervasive in our society.

Think about how many times you’ve read something equating mental illness to cancer or some other disease. People say that taking …

Are You Pathologizing Normal Emotions? It’s Not Always a Mental Illness

By Mary Beth Fox

“Don’t believe everything you think.” ~Unknown

Society is becoming more accepting of mental illness. That’s great, but there’s a downside that we need to talk about. Not everything is mental illness. We need to stop pathologizing every single thing that we feel.

What I mean by pathologizing everything is jumping to diagnosing yourself after every tough feeling you have. It’s great to be self-aware, but I think we are taking that a little too far and it’s causing more depression and anxiety.

Yes, I said we are taking self-awareness too far. I stand by that, but I’ll explain the …