There is one thing getting me through this foreclosure bullshit. Exercise. If it weren’t for exercise, I would either be in the fetal position in the corner 24 hours a day or I would be drunk 24 hours a day. Actually that’s not true. I wouldn’t be either one of those things. I’d be both […]
mental health
Your Daughters (And Sons) Are Listening
I’m noticing a trend with women, and moms in particular. I see it happen everywhere. And I notice myself doing it sometimes too. Not as much as I used to, but every once in a while I still catch myself. We women are so hard on ourselves. And over and over and over again, we […]
When do I have time to work out? I don’t. But then again, neither do most of us.
A couple days ago someone left a comment on the Facebook Page: Could you do me a solid and blog about when you have time to workout?? I had started writing a response to this question a couple days ago. It had lots of tips and pointers in it. But then I deleted it. Because here is […]
The Tool Box Conversation
The other day I was talking to a friend who has a daughter in high school. She was telling me how her daughter had a rough year this past year. My friend was telling me how she and her husband got their daughter into therapy, how the therapist explained to them and to their daughter that […]
The more the merrier.
I see my therapist every Wednesday. The office I go to is one of those places that has about 10 or 15 different social workers and psychologists and psychiatrists there. There are three different windows to check in when you get there. Today the place was packed. I had to wait in line for over 5 minutes. All […]
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 […]