Oct 31, 2019 | Mental Health, Personal
This month, I celebrated my 10th year anniversary in mental health recovery. I wrote a reflection post and thought I’d share a slightly tweaked version of it here as well… 10 years ago this month, I had had enough. I wanted to be fixed, I thought that I needed to be...
Sep 12, 2019 | Mental Health
This blog post is part of the 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Month blog tour. If you are feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741 It doesn’t come as a big surprise that there’s a link...
Aug 29, 2019 | Mental Health
The Series Finale of the Be The Change Interview Series Featuring: Lynette Davis, Mental Health Advocate and Nonprofit Founder Here’s the direct link to the recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UOG8Nr3bn8Y Flashback to the very first video of the Be The Change...
Jul 18, 2019 | General Thoughts and Reflections
“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” – Audrey Lourde We’re given identity markers from the start. At the time of our birth, our sex is assigned and race is declared. If...
Apr 30, 2019 | Mental Health
As you may know, mental health is getting the spotlight in the media more and more. Celebrities are publicly talking about their struggles with mental health issues and are checking themselves into inpatient mental health hospitals for a concentrated treatment plan....
Feb 25, 2019 | Mental Health
Awhile back, I noticed a theme of having the courage to reach out and connect with others emerge. This month, I’d say that I saw a theme around being willing and ready to receive the help you’re asking for. And in order to do so, you have to understand that...
Jan 27, 2019 | Mental Health, Personal
Here we are, another new year and the hopes and wishes for a more evolved you. Since you’ve probably already been inundated with all kinds of ‘how to’s’ and ‘should’s’. I’m not going to even go there. Instead, I want to share with you how I do my best to start off on...
Dec 30, 2018 | General Thoughts and Reflections
This last post of the year is a review of the ups and downs and “meh” moments from 2018. It’s a personal reflection, a public display of vulnerability, and most definitely not a “how to review your year and plan for the next” type of post. If you’re looking for that...
Nov 27, 2018 | General Thoughts and Reflections, Mental Health
It started with a mood change. A couple of months back I felt a shift in my mood, and it took far longer than I’m proud to admit before it finally dawned on me that while the lack of sun made me wish for more beach day weather, I wasn’t taking Vitamin D like I was...
Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
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