Tag: mental health
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Truth Bomb
I have a birth defect that tries to kill me every so often. All last year, I dealt with serious health issues. I couldn’t eat and then I had to make a radical change to my diet that I later found out needs to be permanent. I am learning to manage a condition for as…
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Depression and Anxiety Lie
For the longest time after encountering trauma, I lived a reactionary life to the lies rumbling around in my head. I had been told nasty things about who I am as a person, called despicable names, degraded, humiliated, and treated sub-human. I lived in fear and I had low self-esteem due to the rampaging tornado…
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Love Others
“You are still in there somewhere,” my counselor recently said to me. “We just have to dig deeper to find you.” In this season of transition, I admitted to feeling a little lost. What I used to be (homeschool mom) is no longer what I will be in the very near future. It is disconcerting…
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Signs of Healing
Over the years, I’ve begun to see healing as more of a journey and less of a destination. It’s not a box to check…it’s one of the many areas in my life that continually teaches me new things about my inner being, my core beliefs, and my behavior. And for that, I am grateful.
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The Girl’s Got Goals
People often seem to have a love/hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. And why shouldn’t they? Gym people who commit to frequent workouts all year are temporarily displaced for the first month or two of each new year by well-intentioned and starry-eyed folks who have resolved to focus on fitness. For weeks, family & friends…
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Creating a Positive Life – Part IV
I sincerely hope you are able to cultivate the life you desire to lead, one that it is meaningful and brings you joy.
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Creating a Positive Life – Part III
How have I maintained a positive and happy demeanor as issues in unhealthy relationships surfaced? Great question. I would love to tell you…
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Creating a Positive Life – Part II
I remember sitting all alone in the little, military chapel in Germany and, as I looked at the front of the room, I asked God, “What do you want from me?” I was feeling guilty, as if I was to blame for being sexually assaulted. I was taking all of the responsibility for a choice…
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Creating a Positive Life – Part I
Over a decade ago, well before the onset of a global pandemic and the presence of a war creating anxiety worldwide, I sat on the floor of my bedroom bawling over everything on a regular basis. My concerns seem so trivial now, but at the time, they were emotionally crippling me. I had a front…
Wisdom from the Trenches 