Blind Devotion
Today I have tears of gratitude for the man at my side who did not give up on me, who believed in me even when the gut-wrenching days of depression did not. Perhaps you are not married. Maybe you are and your marriage is in shambles. Maybe you are and your spouse does not […]
The Truth Experiment – Dare To Desire
“Your beliefs act like filters on a camera, changing how you see the world. And your biology adapts to those beliefs. When we truly recognize that our beliefs are that powerful, we hold the key to freedom. While we cannot readily change the codes of our genetic blueprints, we can change our minds and, in […]
When Pen Meets Paper
I had an experience early this morning that reminded me that everyone is fighting a battle; everyone is facing some sort of challenge; everyone needs a little slack. We live in a fallen world which means there are obstacles. Without the obstacles, growth would not happen. Whether or not you are trying to unlock […]
How Do I Find Joy?
I had a very difficult time feeling joy during my journey with clinical depression. I did everything that was suggested today during a talk I heard: I read my scriptures, I prayed, I served, I loved. And I still felt like (pardon me) crap! I felt helpless to change…. I believed that joy will naturally […]
Postpartum Depression
I have five children. I had them in seven years. There were many days and nights, months and years, of “things being gloriously out of balance” as my husband would say! I don’t recall ever feeling anything more than the “baby blues” with my first four children. According to the Mayo Clinic (2012), symptoms of […]
Why Bottling It Up Hurts
In Mind Battles, I shared a small portion of a major piece of the puzzle that fundamentally brought me out of depression. I hope you took seriously the invitation to write down one battle that is raging in your mind. If you did not, I invite you to do so now. You see, the cells […]
Mind Battles
Here is an excerpt from a talk I gave several months ago: “15 years ago I began to exhibit signs of clinical depression. I remember wondering what was wrong with me. I had a great marriage, great children, believed in God, and had everything that I wanted. Yet I felt sad to say the […]
Do You Feel Broken Or Irreparable?
My husband and I and our children created a new home and moved into it during May (2014). Those of you who have ever accomplished such a feat know that it requires a great deal of patience, fortitude, planning, and relying on the know-how of others and that they will follow through and be honest […]
Is There Something Between You And Moving Forward?
May 2011 There is an image in my mind and a feeling in my heart. It doesn’t go away. I am standing and in front of me is a chasm. It isn’t very wide–only about 4″-5″. I could easily step over it and move forward but something is holding me back. I can’t place what […]
Are You Enduring?
Almost a year ago I attended a class where the presenter was a woman who struggles mightily with depression. It hit her full force many years into her marriage. She told about times where it was so bad that she had to be admitted to psychiatric care at the local hospital. She was speaking […]
