National Suicide Prevention Month
This month has been the National Suicide Prevention Month. There are a multitude of resources available–for those who feel suicidal and for those caring for them. Please look into these resources. Your life matters and so does the life of the person you are trying to support! Your life matters. It matters.
When Was The Last Time You Cried?
How often do you cry? Daily, weekly, once in awhile? One of the side effects I experienced while on Prozac was loosing the ability/desire to cry. The medication made me pretty numb. It took a very long time for me to figure out this was a result of the medication. So when I tapered off […]
Today’s Challenge To Hold The Line
My husband and I have had rental properties for years. So far we have had incredibly great experiences. Today marks a shift in that. One day. One shift. That’s all. We now have a property with a broken contract. We’ve decided to step out of the way. It’s going to cost us thousands of dollars. […]
Write, Burn, and Learn To Destroy Toxicity
I am trying to honor impressions I get about the posts I should write. And so I share the following as it is happening in real time, right now, today. I have just been reminded of the importance of understanding that challenges are truly a part of our mortal experience. It is what we think […]
Wherein I Feel Numb
It was a few years into depression that I really began to recognize that I was numb. Being numb is an interesting place to be. I have always been a religious person. I have always had a relationship with my Higher Power. So when this waned, I was confused–at best. I wondered if I […]
Burdens vs Loads
The idea is that a load is the day-to-day challenges that occur quite naturally, ie., housework, schoolwork, parenting, connecting with people, what to eat for dinner, laundry, a date, being date-less, work, a flat tire… A burden is the heaviness we carry around because of the consequences of someone else’s choices, a traumatic event that […]
Emotional Freedom Technique And Stress
What is a stress in your life? What does it feel like? What does it sound like? How does it act? Where do you feel it? On a scale of 1-10, how intense is this stress? The human body is composed of meridians where energy flows. One way to calm anxiety and stress is through […]
A Real Day With Real Emotion
Here is a glimpse into another real day before healing began for me. Whether or not you have a Higher Power, my invitation to you today is to recognize that there is a power larger than you…and He has a message just for you… January 2011 Late Saturday afternoon I began to feel the […]
WHAT Are YOU Carrying Around?
Pretty amazing photo, right? Can you imagine carrying all those packages while riding a bike? This image also represents energetic imbalances that block us from healing and being truly well! Think of each package in the picture as an energetic imbalance. One might represent a trapped emotion, another a psychic trauma, another a misalignment…you […]
9 Things You Shouldn’t Say To A Depressed Love One (and what to say instead)
I came across this article about two years ago. It is as true now as it was then… 9 Things You Shouldn’t Say to a Depressed Love One (and what to say instead) Questions that seek to understand are invaluable. I invite you to ask questions like: “What is the greatest/most difficult […]