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I’ve suffered from mental illness my entire life. I’ve been judged my entire life. I’ve been seen as “weak”, ignoring the strength it...

How do you define “recovery”? I recently went through training to become a Certified Peer Counselor. The key message of this training was...

Today has been an interesting day. I just finished watching Oprah Winfrey accepting the Cecil B. DeMille award at the Golden Globe Awards...

I have a confession to make. I really dislike “PC” language. It stressed me out worrying about whether or not I’m using the right words...

I love to visit Port Townsend, WA. I sit looking at the water, the driftwood on the beach, the birds on the driftwood. I can see trees...

It’s been 9 days since my last ECT treatment. In a way, I’ve been traumatized. The pain of the IV’s, the medications, the headaches and...

For some of us, choosing health requires a lot of work. It means facing painful issues, giving up negative habits, developing positive...

I thought I was prepared for ECT. I had researched it. I thought I had a pretty good grasp of what was going to happen but the reality...

I’ve written before that my life motto and the theme for this blog is “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about...

After pressure from doctors for years, I agreed to try an alternative treatment. The depression was overwhelming me and traditional...

Having a mental illness is like being on a giant roller coaster. First, you’re up, life is good, the meds are doing their thing, your...

Patience is not one of my virtues. It’s not that I don’t understand the importance of it. I’ve tried to develop patience. I’ve had...

My daughter and I were up late talking last night. She was struggling with common young adult difficulties: learning how to “adult”. I...

I have one of those lives where there’s always something: health concerns, mental concerns, family concerns, work concerns. I was once...

I get up in the morning more tired than when I went to bed the night before. I go about my daily routine without thinking - the heaviness...

This is written for those in pain, discouraged, lonely and afraid. This is not a call to violence, it is a call to love yourself enough...

Have you ever read a book that changed your life? I have several that I read at just the right time with the message I needed right at...

It is so hard when you’re depressed, it is so hard when you are discouraged, to get out of the “mud”. You get stuck in the pain you’re...