A Meditation on Meditation

A couple years ago, I took a Masters-level course called Mindfulness and Positive Psychology.  Even though I was training to be a counselor, had been in therapy myself, and was a mental health advocate, I had never meditated before, or even attempted to do so. As someone dealing with moderate daily anxiety, I felt like I could never "succeed" at meditation or mindfulness. That class taught me how to usher clients into using meditation, how to use positive psychology in my practice, and that I was so very wrong about my ability and personal thoughts on mindfulness.

Introductory Post: Hello, who am I, why am I here?

Hello Internet! My name is Ann Marie and I've been wanting to start a blog about mental health stuff for years now, so here we are. I am titling this blog Progress Notes, named after both the clinical notes that therapists make post-session, but also in keeping with the theme of the personal progress I've made through learning about and talking about mental health.