Good, Bad or Different
My daughter will give birth to her first child in October. As we await this unplanned miracle, there is much to think about. Initially we rode an emotional rollercoaster, each with our own worries,...
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I received a text message that simply said "help me." It came from someone with whom I had just spent nearly two hours talking about everything. But not really. We didn't talk about any serious...
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When I’m depressed, the last thing I want to do is interact with other people. I dread and avoid social interactions because I don’t feel normal and there is an unspoken fear that everyone will know...
View ArticleKeep The Change
There are times when we feel the need to step back and re-assess our lives. Whether by desire or necessity, examining and reviewing our lives is an important part of growing and understanding who we...
View ArticleOff, Off, Off, Warm, Off, Off...
Sound familiar? If so, you are among many who perform this kitchen ritual before leaving home, providing the reassurance the stove and oven are off. By age five, my son would follow the lead by...
View ArticleAnd Life Begins Again...
I’m playing with my beautiful grandson who is six months old today. He looks around us in awe and with curiosity, frequently smiling and laughing as I show him things. It’s a rainy, cold day when it...
View ArticleYou're Okay, I'm Okay. Okay?
TV, Twitter, Facebook, Email, Radio, News Magazines, Newspapers. No matter how hard you try, you can’t escape news in today’s society.Surrounded with sensational, alarming world events, it’s easy to...
View ArticleIn Reality...
"I just want to fit in." Living with depression can create an invisible barrier that makes us feel we can't connect with others. It then becomes too easy and tempting to isolate ourselves, thinking we...
View ArticleHow Does Your Garden Grow?
My plants are not well. The beautiful color of the flowers, the smell of the herbs, the green of the leaves and young tomatoes look wilted, possibly dying. I know why: there has been too much rain,...
View ArticleAc-cept-ance: noun
1. The act of taking or receiving something offered. Depression was not offered to me as an option. It will be there whether I choose/want to receive it or not....
View ArticleThe Main Thing Is...
It’s easy to get so caught up in emotions and events that we fail to see things clearly. Add depression into the mix and we have yet another layer of brain fog to see beyond. How do we manage? We...
View ArticleThe 3 R's
RECOVER, REFOCUS, REGENERATEChanges, good & bad, occur in all our lives: job changes, parenthood, divorce, moving, starting school, etc. To help you thrive, it's important to take time to focus...
View ArticleI Don't Mean to Interrupt, But..
When I’m depressed, the last thing I want to do is interact with other people. I dread and avoid social interactions because I don’t feel normal and there is an unspoken fear that everyone will know...
View ArticleMy TV Guide
We've become so accustomed to social media on a 24/7 basis, insomnia is on the rise in the US as we try to fall asleep with a TV on in the background. I love having a TV on. It feels cozy, keeps me...
View ArticleKeep The Change
There are times when we feel the need to step back and re-assess our lives. Whether by desire or necessity, examining and reviewing our lives is an important part of growing and understanding who we...
View ArticleWe're Not Alone
The World Health Organization predicts that "Depression, which already effects 10% of the population in the United States, will be the world's leading medical condition by 2030." We're familiar with...
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