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  1. The submission can be a blog post, a picture, or a video. Other posts need to be approved before sending in the submission. Submit a short query for your piece if it is not listed above.
  2. The post must deal with issues related to mental health. 
  3. The post must note any trigger warnings. If including eating disorder behavior, make sure the details are necessary. If they are not necessary, please remove them as to be kind to our readers.
  4. If you would like a blog post from another blog republished on this site, please include the original link and the explicit permission to use the post.
  5. Be creative! Be original! Help us all. 

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