Mental Health Content Writer Portfolio

Olivia Lynn Schnur is an expert mental health content writer. She is a trusted mental health authority with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and years of experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Additionally, Olivia is a Licensed Professional Counselor, 200-Hour Certified Yoga Teacher, and Reiki Master.

Currently, Olivia is a Writer and Program Developer with the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. She is also the Mental Health Content Writer for Inspired Magazine.

Online Publications

Yoga and Mental Health Content

• Schnur, O. (2021, April 5). Yoga-Informed Self-Care Strategies to Help Counselors Avoid Burnout. Counseling Today.

• Schnur, O. (2020, September 1). Posture, Yoga and Trauma/Stress Recovery: Blending Psychology and Spirituality. Yogi Times.

• Schnur, O. (2020, August 19). You Do Not Have to Stay When Your Soul Wants to Go. Revoloon.

Yoga and Mental Health Content with Lifehack

• Schnur, O. (2021, June 23). How to Take a Cold Shower for the Best Health Benefits. Lifehack.

• Schnur, O. (2021, June 11). What Is Well-being: A Guide on How to Measure and Improve It. Lifehack.

• Schnur, O. (2021, April 29). 9 Causes Of Fatigue and What to Do About It. LifeHack.

• Schnur, O. (2021, April 9). What Is Mindfulness and How It Helps Mental Wellness. Lifehack.

• Schnur, O. (2021, March 17). How to Stop Anxiety Feelings (8 Natural Remedies). Lifehack.

• Schnur, O. (2021, February 18). 5 Best Guided Morning Meditations for Energy and Motivation. Lifehack.

• Schnur, O. (2021, January 4). How to Handle Anxiety When It Hits You out of Nowhere. Lifehack.

News Writing

• Schnur, O. (2020, August 18). Post-Derecho Plea: Cedar Rapids Faces Cleanup, Food & Power Crises. Iowa Source.

• Schnur, O. (2020, August 23). Voices From the Storm. The Gazette.

Thought Catalog Publications

• Schnur, O. (2020, December 23). 5 Things That Happen When You Begin to Chase Your Dreams. Thought Catalog.

• Schnur, O. (2020, December 23). The 5 Steps to Finding Freedom. Thought Catalog.

• Schnur, O. (2020, November 20). An Open Response to Anyone Who has Ever Asked Why I’m Single. Thought Catalog.

• Schnur, O. (2020, October 28). Read This When You Feel Worthless. Thought Catalog.

• Schnur, O. (2020, October 23). An Open Letter to Anyone Turning Thirty this Year. Thought Catalog.

• Schnur, O. (2020, August 12). I Am Slowly Learning that There is Strength in Vulnerability. Thought Catalog.

• Schnur, O. (2020, August 7). You Start Living Your Truth When You Stop Comparing Your Life to Other People’s. Thought Catalog.

• Schnur, O. (2020, August 1). There is Discovery in Aloneness. Thought Catalog.

• Schnur, O. (2020, July 29). This is the Beauty in Sharing Your Soul. Thought Catalog.

Elephant Journal Publications

• Schnur, O. (2017, April 24). The First Place to Start the Letting Go Process. Elephant Journal.

• Schnur, O. (2017, April 1). Behind the Eyes of a Prisoner. Elephant Journal.

Print Publications

Mental Health Content

• Schnur, O. (2024, October 14). How to Identify ADHD in Your Clinical Practice: Commonly Misdiagnosed Symptoms and Co-Occurring Disorders. Catalyze Therapy.

• Schnur, O. (2024). Hope for Better Days Ahead. Inspired, 78, 44-47.

• Schnur, O. (2024). Practicing Self-Compassion. Inspired, 77, 48-51.

• Schnur, O. (2024). Learning to Let Go. Counseling Today, 67(2), 27.

• Schnur, O. (2024). Bloom in Your Own Time. Inspired, 76, 40-43.

• Schnur, O. (2023). You are Worthy: Believing in Yourself. Inspired, 75, 44-47.

• Schnur, O. (2023). Finding Inspiration. Inspired, 74, 40-43.

• Schnur, O. (2023). You are Fun: Experimenting in Life. Inspired, 73, 50-53.

• Schnur, O. (2023). Living in the Now. Inspired, 72, 48-51.

• Schnur, O. (2022). Defining Enough. Inspired, 71, 36-39.

• Schnur, O. (2022). Live and Learn. Inspired, 70, 38-41.

• Schnur, O. (2022). Embracing Summer with Intention. Inspired, 69, 44-47.

• Schnur, O. (2022). Restart. Inspired, 68, 36-39.

• Schnur, O. (2021). Wrapping Up. Inspired, 67, 35-40.

• Schnur, O. (2021). Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: A Complimentary Therapy for EMDR. Go With That Magazine, 26(3), 5-11.

• Schnur, O. (2021). Change is a Good Thing. Inspired, 66, 37-40.

• Schnur, O. (2021). Work with What You’ve Got. Inspired, 65, 37-42.

• Schnur, O. (2021). Moving Forward: Where Do We Go from Here? Inspired, 64, 22-27.

• Schnur, O. (2020). Focus on Mental Health and Boost Your Mood. Inspired, 63, 36-39.

Poetry and Short Stories

• Schnur, O. (2023). Petals of My Mind. In Lesmeister, K.P. & Yapp, M (Eds), Live from the Elks: An ArtHaus Anthology (page 81).

• Schnur, O. (2023). Distorted. In Lesmeister, K.P. & Yapp, M (Eds), Live from the Elks: An ArtHaus Anthology (page 82-83).

• Schnur, O. (2023). My Sister’s Tears. In Lesmeister, K.P. & Yapp, M (Eds), Live from the Elks: An ArtHaus Anthology (page 84).

• Schnur, O. (2023). Tambourine Heart. In Lesmeister, K.P. & Yapp, M (Eds), Live from the Elks: An ArtHaus Anthology (p. 85).

• Schnur, O. (2023). The Joy of Missing Out. Lyrical Iowa (p. 90). The Iowa Poetry Association, Inc.

• Schnur, O. (2021). Drumbeat Feet. Train River Poetry: Spring 2021 Anthology (p. 15). Train River Publishing.

• Schnur, O. (2020). Covid Awakening. In S. Steding, R. Faldet & V. Christman (Eds.), De-Isolation: Voices from a small town in the early days of covid (pp. 24-25).

• Schnur, O. (2020). The Passage of Time. In S. Steding, R. Faldet & V. Christman (Eds.), De-Isolation: Voices from a small town in the early days of covid (pp. 56-58).

Newspaper Articles

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