My Heart is Weeping for Mental Health Sufferers
I have had some recent experiences that lead me to this post today. I feel like crying because I know there are so many of you out there who are suffering with depression and/or anxiety. I feel like crying because I know how hopeless and helpless the feeling is. I know how exhausting it is […]
Acute Stress and Constant Stress
I think one of the most widely-used words today is “STRESS.” I have learned a lot about it in recent years. And I have noticed a tremendous difference in me and how I am able to handle challenges. I have come to recognize that I can do something to help my body deal better with […]
Stifled Grief And Permission To Grieve
This is a fantastic article that explains how grief is going to be a part of every person’s mortal experience, and how the expectations and realities surrounding grief need to be understood and allowed in our Western culture. I completely agree. Stifling grief only causes a host of challenges that really don’t need to […]
What is Your Gut Type and Why Does it Matter?
Find out what gut type you have by clicking here and begin the journey to healing from what is causing leaky gut… Why does this really matter for those struggling with depression? Because depression is a symptom, “…a vague surface sign at best that doesn’t tell you anything about its root cause…depression is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Being Vulnerable
I’m going to be a bit vulnerable right now. Some of you may take offense. Some of you may scoff. Some of you won’t believe it. Some of you may disregard it. But some of you may find at least a sliver of hope in what I am about to say. Even more important […]
