How your brain feels at its darkest placeThe challenge with mental health is telling your story. It’s easier with physical illness to describe what’s going on: “My leg is broken, I…May 26, 20211May 26, 20211
Food can nourish and bring joy but it can also be deadly to someWatching your child sick is one of the hardest things to do as a parent. Over the course of the pandemic being home with my 14 year old…Mar 29, 20211Mar 29, 20211
Eczema is much more than a surface condition.Itching, pain, burning, swollen, chaffed and irritated — Four days ago, I accidentally ate something I guess I’m allergic to. I don’t know…Jan 27, 20211Jan 27, 20211
PMDD… Menopause… Multiple personalities disorder… The diagnoses kept on coming and no one got it…Sitting in my car in the underground parking garage at work, I’m bent out the door, feeling waves of pain, pressure and palpitations. The…Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020
The new Stay at home Covid mom(Written April 2020) Today is Day 50 of being a held at hostage, first time stay at mom. Until recently I was a leave the house, go to a…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
Gaslighting by doctors is still abuseI have been gaslighted by medical professionals for over a year now — being told that my symptoms were not real, I was menopausal, they…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
Being honest at work about mental illness is a scary propositionLast week I sat down and wrote my first public article about mental illness under my own name. I’ve written under pseudonyms and on…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
Radical acceptance is the first step on your mental health journeyRadical acceptance was the very first skill they taught me on day 1 of my in-patient program and I thought it was complete and utter…Oct 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020
