For years I was too busy surviving the pain of mental illness to fully experience the beauty of living. For … More
Tag: Bipolar
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
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
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
My “Wishful Thinking” Has Become My Reality
Most of my life I lived behind “wishful thinking.” I thought when this or that changed, my life would become … More
You Are So Brave…
“You are so brave to share your story,” many people have said to me throughout the years. “Thank you,” I’d … More
Recovery is Possible (my blog post featured on the Trigger Publishing Blog as a Guest Author)
I didn’t know other people didn’t feel the way I did, or that it wasn’t normal to feel electrical impulses … More
