For years I was too busy surviving the pain of mental illness to fully experience the beauty of living. For … More
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The Return of My Mental Illness Symptoms
Today, I am reminded of the torture mental illness caused in my life for over twenty years. I am reminded … More
Sarah Rose and the Mental Wellness Club
We held hands and smiled at each other as we walked to her room. “What does that say?” I asked … More
Find Your Heaven in a Cup – a poem and a song
Keep holding on, Never give up. Find your heaven in a cup. Mine’s a warm lavender latte or popcorn … More
The Fallen
The Fallen Autumn leaves floating, falling, swirling, twirling, dancing through the air. Gently landing over a crispy golden brown covered ground where … More
Living With Mental Illness is…
Living with mental illness is like watching the sunrise through a dirty window. Living on psychotropic medications is like trying to … More
Grander than Grand — a poem and a baby
Her grandness is grander than grand… As I snuggle her perfect newborn body, her delicate head rests on my shoulder … More
My Story’s the Opposite of EVERYTHING We’ve Been Taught About Mental Illness
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. One year, six months and five … More
Beyond Hopeless – and a poem
I wrote the following poem titled Hopeless for a poetry contest with the theme of pain. Although I am blessed … More
One of My Biggest Regrets
Life isn’t as it seems. Life isn’t how I dreamed it would be. One of my biggest regrets in life … More
