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A Subtle Sign Your Depression Is Healing

Something happened on my way to work

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Joe Gibson
Nov 13, 2021
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I remember walking to work one day. I’d been working my way through an extremely tough patch of mental health — but was pulling through. With a determination to get better, mind-shift changes, mindfulness practices, and medication combined, I was feeling myself again.

That’s when I noticed something. The smell of flowers. I…

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