I think i’ve said it before on the blog, but I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. I dislike New Year’s Resolutions because it feels so formal for something as simple as a change in day and year. Why should I be making a change just because it’s a New…
How To Handle Christmas and the Holidays When You’re Not Feelin’ It Are you one of those people that cringe at the thought of Christmas? Is your heart actually two sizes too small? Maybe you dislike the Christmas and Holidays period all together, or you’re like me and dislike parts of…
One of the things that takes up a part of my day is my anxiety and quieting down my mind. Another thing should take up more of my day, is physical activity and exercise. Like most people, I find excuses not to work out. Oh I’m tired. Oh I need…
In the past few months, I’ve been in major transition mode adjusting to changes. I lost a grandparent in January. I struggled to find a job in my field of interest. I found myself falling behind trying to keep up a social presence. But in the past few months, I’ve…
Sharing the story, “My Mental Health Struggles”, has opened a gateway for a variety of feedback. I’ve I’ve read through comments, messages and texts atop of in-person feedback, which took a bit of energy on my part to go through them all. I have to say, so much of…
It’s taken me months to write this post. I’ve gone back and forth, writing, editing, scrapping the whole thing, rewriting the whole thing, and spending my time worrying about what people would think after reading this. I’ll cut to it… I’ve struggled with mental illnesses for as long as I…