The Fallen Autumn leaves floating, falling, swirling, twirling, dancing through the air. Gently landing over the crispy golden brown covered ground– where … More
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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
Transformation
As I was washing my hands at the bathroom sink, I glanced up and saw a nameless faceless image in … More
Blurry Lines of Mental Illness
“There is no greater joy than being freed from the captivity of your mind.” ~Susan Walz The escape from the … More
To the Top of Kilimanjaro – a poem
I have had many hard pills to swallow, but will not have a pity party, nor follow a path of self … More
I Still Have Anxiety
I had severe painful anxiety and panic attacks in my early twenties (thirty years ago) and have had anxiety off … More
