HabitAware Blog: Soul Fuel

Conquering with Keen: Jeff Uses Trial and Error to Find What Works

May 03, 2022

Hello everybody! My name is Jeff in Seattle and I’ve struggled with Trichotillomania (Eyebrows) for 14 years. This was very therapeutic to write a blog for the first time in my life, and I’d encourage others to do this as well. When I was in High School, I was self-conscious about my bushy eyebrows. My mom innocently suggested I try getting them waxed, but I was too shy to go through with it.

April Action - Week 1: Spring Cleaning!

April 06, 2022

BFRB Dermatillomania

Social Media, Beauty, and BFRBs

February 07, 2022

Dos and Don’ts for Your Nail Care

February 03, 2022

Ways to Stop Trichotillomania: Cure Trichotillomania Naturally

February 01, 2022

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BFRB Mental Health Awareness

How to Build & Maintain Your Happiness Muscles

December 01, 2021

In our first step to a “New Year, Improved You,” we talked about letting go of the need to be perfect so that we could make room in our lives to do the hard work to continuously improve. In our second step to a “New Year, Improved You,” Ellen Crupi, our Director of Keen Awareness, shared tips … Continue reading →

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New Year, Improved You: Resist Perfection.

December 01, 2021

Notice it’s not “New Year, New You.” We aren’t wiping the slate clean. We aren’t starting from scratch. You are who you are and if you’re here, you have one desire: to take what you have and make it better. To Improve You. But, where is the room for improvement, if you are already perfect? … Continue reading →

BFRB Mental Health Awareness

New Year, Improved You – A Series of Tools to Help You Make the Best of the New Year

December 01, 2021

Here’s to a New Year & an IMPROVED YOU! The New Year starts TODAY. It’s not about a new you, it’s about making the current you BETTER. In this 3-part blog series, we’re giving you actionable tools to help you IMPROVE you. 1. ☔️ Repel Perfection Did you resolve to stop hair pulling or skin picking … Continue reading →

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BFRB Mental Health Awareness

How to Reset Your Mindset

December 01, 2021

In our first step to a “New Year, Improved You,” we talked about letting go of the need to be perfect so that we could make room in our life to do the hard work to continuously improve. We also talked about how unnecessarily fearing failure sets us up to fail. All of this takes … Continue reading →

Is Hair Pulling an Addiction? The Misconceptions and Truths About Trichotillomania

November 09, 2021

Self Compassion vs. Self Discipline

November 01, 2021

By having a “vs.” in the title, it implies that one should win over the other - but that’s not the case in this situation! Like many aspects of life, it’s not healthy to sacrifice one or the other completely, but instead finding a healthy balance between the two. The winner shouldn’t be either of these qualities. The winner should be YOU, a stronger, healthier version of yourself.

How a Healthy Routine Can Help Control a BFRB: 5 Strategies to Implement Daily

October 18, 2021

Everyone has “something”, that thing they do to self soothe. But not always are these “somethings” healthy for our mind or body. Specifically, body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) like chewing your nails, pulling your hair or picking at your skin can make you feel ashamedor create open wounds. If you have one of these common conditions, you’re not alone. Find out how a healthy daily routine can improve your mental and physical health.

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