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Gratitude into the Future
Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday September is National Suicide Prevention Month. I’ve written extensively about my mental health. There’s so much that people don’t understand about people with mental health issues and I’ve made it my personal mission to share my story and experience so that more people will know what it’s like for people… →
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Writing a Resolution
Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday There’s two things that come to mind today about mental health. Yesterday, we had our weekly team meeting at work. We have a mental health counselor on staff and when it was her turn to give updates on her department, she shared with us that there’s a form of grief… →
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F*** the Stigma
Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday Every week on my social media accounts, I post something about how I know the stigma around mental health issues is bs. I always start the post saying it’s bs and I end by saying “f*** the stigma”. And I truly mean that. So far I’ve posted videos about how… →
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Unexpected Side Effect
Thursday Thoughts on Mental Health As I drove to West Virginia today, I thought initially that my “mental health Thursday” post would be about how good it felt to take a solo trip like this. Deciding when to stop, where to eat lunch, what music to listen to…etc. But as it turns out, it didn’t… →
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It Gets Better
Coming from a family with a history of mental illness and trauma, I know for a fact that things get better. It did for me and it will for you too. →
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Another Perspective
Feeling better today. I stayed home from work anyway just so I could be at home during my attempts to eat and rehydrate. In case my body decides to rebel like it did yesterday, I’ll already be at home. I’m going to pick up today with what I wanted to write about on Tuesday. So,… →
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Bravo Marvel!
“Something Good” Sunday I haven’t seen many of the Marvel movies. I think I’ve seen Iron Man 1 & 2, the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, and Infinity War–if that was the first one, I didn’t see the second one. End Game? These movies, while fun to watch, just weren’t my thing necessarily. I didn’t… →
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Say What You Want to Say
Mental illness doesn’t define you. Having a mental illness diagnosis does not change who you are. People need to know this. Also, using your voice is the best way share your struggles so that others will know that they aren’t alone. →
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Uncle Ricky & “Little” Joe
“Why don’t you write about your grandpa?” That’s what my husband suggested when I told him about this prompt. Prior to me telling him about it, I had quite a post written in response to this. It was quite snarky and dark. I’m not very fond of my family right now. I don’t have much… →
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Tears Over Toast
I had my bi-weekly therapy appointment this past Tuesday. My definition of bi-weekly is every two weeks. Things are going so well that I asked my therapist if we could move to every three weeks. I really have been doing well. I’ve done a lot of healing and moving on from past traumas and therapy… →