Silence As The Enemy
Silence. It can too easily become a way of life. It’s a fairly common theme with those I work with. And it is an enemy. One of the main contributors to the depression I fought was silence. I formed habits in my youth that contributed to not speaking much. Maybe it was because I […]
Fight Or Flight With Stress
Stress. It is something that we deal with every single day. In copious amounts. Our bodies are meant to know how to react to stress. We were created that way. The problem is that our world has shifted from “occasional” high-intensity stress–where the body reacted and then calmed down–to bodies that believe they are under […]
Messages–Especially for Teens
I had an interesting conversation with my son the other day. He is a senior. We were talking about friendships and how he views the culture in his high school. He made an interesting observation: “The kids in my high school all act like they don’t have any problems. They seem to put on a […]
A Reason For Challenges
I began this blog exactly one year ago today. And so it is only fitting to explain why, as I turned “29” again this past week, I am going to continue posting. It is fitting to explain what I have learned this past year as I have posted almost every week. I recently had […]
Choosing To Create What You Want
Creation is a very interesting reality. Every human being is constantly in a state of creation–for better or for worse. I began to really realize this in 2011. Since then, I have learned a great deal about the power I hold in creating the life I want. Some people discover this power to create […]
The Darkness is Real
Yesterday was a dark day for me. I was triggered by something by husband said and I spiraled. I allowed the darkness to swirl around me for the entire day. My mind was pummeled by disparaging thoughts about myself. I know who the source of such thoughts is. I know they aren’t true. But when […]
Trauma-Induced Depression
I recently found an article that is extremely insightful. Sometimes we believe that trauma is comes from events such as the death of a loved one, a car accident, getting seriously hurt, etc… In fact, trauma can be anything that sends our nervous system into survival mode. During a traumatic event, the nervous system […]
Marriage Under Fire! For Helping Spouses
I believe that one of the toughest challenges with depression and anxiety and chaos can come to the spouses of those who are suffering. Sometimes it just becomes too much. I’ve heard it referred to as “caretaker fatigue.” And rightly so. Countless marriages continue to be challenged because one spouse is dealing with emotional difficulties […]
Why Just Thinking Positive Thoughts Is Not Enough
If I had a dollar for every time during my fight with depression that I thought, “Don’t tell me to just think positively! It doesn’t work!,” I would have a lot of extra cash!! The fact is, I was right and wrong with this belief. I was correct in believing that just thinking positively […]
Subconscious Programming And Forgiving Myself
Today (July 2015) I discovered something very interesting. I learned that there has been some subconscious programming going on inside of me. What is fascinating is that consciously I did not believe this programming–in fact, I have been extremely conscious of why I fought depression for a dozen years. So to learn that there has […]
