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§ FEATURE · WELLNESS · 9 MIN READ
Put the Oxygen Mask on You First
TaKenya Clark-Jefferies has spent sixteen years sitting with people in their hardest seasons. Her message for the women who hold everyone else together is simple, and it is not selfish: you are on the list too.
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THE SHORT VERSION
- Self-care is not selfish. Everybody else is already taking care of themselves. The people who struggle with it are the givers and the people pleasers, and they need it most.
- The line between mental wellness and mental illness is thin. Chronic stress, chronic people pleasing and pouring from an empty cup are how anxiety, depression and substance use get a foothold.
- Terra Vista Counseling treats mental health with the same seriousness as physical health: individuals, couples, families and groups, in Grand Terrace or by secure video anywhere in California, with most major insurance accepted.
