Don’t Forget MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS

I have been encouraged by the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement and pray it will make a positive change in America … More

From Now On

While I was sewing masks today, I listened to one of my favorite songs, “From Now On” from the Greatest … More

Shame Ate My Soul – My Book is Published (finally)

My memoir is finally a book. It is done. It is completed. Finished. My book is published and is available … More

Find Your Thing to Recovery

For years I was too busy surviving the pain of mental illness to fully experience the beauty of living. For … More

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

I’m blessed to be alive, so I continue to strive to live in the moment. Be here now. I … 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

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