What is Leaky Gut and Is There a Connection for Me?
I have been learning more and more about the connection between what goes on in the gut and what it happening in the mind. I am currently going through Dr. Axe’s program to continue to support the work I have already done to be healthy in my gut and in my mind. When the systems […]
Wherein I Forgive Myself
Today as I was pondering on my mode of operation during the years I struggled with depression and anxiety, the thought came to me that I needed to do another writing. I was really contemplating what I can now see, years later. I use to have a belief that I should wait for my husband […]
Inward or Outward?
There are two kinds of mindsets: inward and outward. The inward mindset says, “My depression/anxiety/chaos leaves me unable to function like I want. I am a victim. I wish other people would understand that I don’t have the ability to ______________ (fill in the blank.) People who don’t have mental illness don’t get it. Anyone […]
Depression Is An Opportunity
Depression and anxiety are opportunities. Opportunities to figure out what is going on in the body. Opportunities to find out what gut and mind imbalances are creating the monster. As I have said before, I am more than grateful that the idea was planted in me to get to the root of why I […]
Depression Isn’t Genetic–It’s Epigenetic
Most of us have heard that depression is genetic…and therefore there isn’t much, if anything, that can be done about it. For awhile now, scientists have been discovering epigenetics–which is the study of sections of DNA that tell a person’s genes “when and how strongly to express themselves.” (Kelly Brogan, A Mind of Your […]
Is It A Chemical Imbalance?
You’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. “Depression is a chemical imbalance.” Over the past several years, I’ve read studies and articles that have questioned this. Kelly Brogan, MD, wrote “A Mind of Your Own” (2016) She says: “…not a single study has proven that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in […]
