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What is he doing now?
5Ws Wednesday In the past, when I have posted on social media about my experience with mental illness, I sometimes get asked how I got through it. What did I do that helped me heal? My first answer is always that I had a psychiatrist who changed my life. I may have written about Dr.… →
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Flashback Friday—Public Speaking 101
Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? Last year I reflected on the fact that as a teacher, I was always on. You have to perform and talk in front of people all the time. In all the leadership roles I had, I also had to give speeches. Or at least talk… →
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From Hardest to Easiest
What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why? Because I’m pretty sure I’ve answered this question, and if I haven’t, I think it’s easy to guess what my answer would be…the hardest decision was to quit my job. Why? Because I had worked there for 19 years. Substitute the word “hard” for “sad”… →
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Beauty in an Unlikely Place
What could you do more of? Right now, sitting on the couch during my lunch break with my dogs curled up on either side of me, I would say I could take more time off. I would much rather be at home than at work. With that said, I could do more saving of my… →
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Control
“I am the one thing in life I can control”. So sings Leslie Odom, Jr. in the song “Wait For It” from ‘Hamilton’. Since its release on Disney + last summer, I have been crazy obsessed with the soundtrack. Except for taking a pause to listen to Christmas music throughout December, I have hardly listened… →
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Sharp Objects on HBO
I had seen previews of this show and read online that there would be triggers in it so caution should be taken when watching it. That got me curious, but I ultimately ended up watching it last night because I saw that Chris Messina is in it, along with Amy Adams, who I love. I… →
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Mental Health Set Backs
At the deepest point of my depression, when the dark red razor cuts lined my forearms and I wasn’t sure if there would ever be a time when cutting myself didn’t make me feel temporary relief from the emotional distress I felt on a daily basis, I turned to my psychiatrist. A man who saved… →