Editor’s note: this post is a continuation of the post I wrote yesterday. If you missed that it, read this first. I was admitted to Silver Hill in the third week of February in the year 2000. At the time, I was a 4th grade teacher in Wilton, CT. After 3 days in the Acute […]
Sound Mind Sound Body
I’ll need you to give me your shoelaces.
About 14 years ago, I was hospitalized for depression. It was before I was married or had kids, and it would be the second of three times that I was committed somewhere. This second time, I was admitted to Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, CT. It’s a pretty swanky psychiatric hospital that provides treatment […]
Curried Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
One of the challenges with eating healthy and avoiding processed and fast food is having food available to eat that you can grab fairly quickly. This is one of my go-to lunches. I love it, and I could eat it every day. I start with a rotisserie chicken (I know it’s not an organic chicken […]
Forget the birds and the bees. This talk is more important.
It’s no secret that I’ve had some dealings with more than one mental health issue. I’ve written about it here. And here. And here. I’m not ashamed of it. Or embarrassed by it. I believe many of the problems in our society are a direct result from the stigma that is still attached to mental illness. Most people are […]
Everything I need to know I learned from swimming.
I went to a really good high school. I graduated from a great college. I got my masters degree. I would say that I’m pretty well educated. After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on my education, here is what I have ultimately learned. Everything I really need to succeed in life, all the lessons, my […]
Yeah, I’ve got a few pounds to go still, but it’s not even really about that anymore.
Last summer I was down to my lowest weight since having kids. I got down to single digits in the pants department. I got rid of all my double digit pants. And then over the winter, I put 18 pounds back on. I couldn’t even get the single digit pants over my thighs. I was […]