For years I was too busy surviving the pain of mental illness to fully experience the beauty of living. For…
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…
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…
Find Your Heaven in a Cup – a poem and a song
I’m blessed to be alive, so I continue to strive to live in the moment. Be here now. I…
The Fallen
The Fallen Autumn leaves floating, falling, swirling, twirling, dancing through the air. Gently landing over a crispy golden brown covered ground where…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
