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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...

This blog is written to provide encouragement to those struggling with life to have hope, joy and fulfillment. I try very hard, however,...

One of the reasons I write this blog is to share my experiences to battle stereotypes and stigmas regarding mental illness. My last post...

Having a mental illness means needing help sometimes. I spent this last week in an inpatient psychiatric facility otherwise known as the...

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...

When the pain of life gets too strong, what do you do? When you’re hurting or struggling, lonely or scared, how do you cope? Finding...

Have you ever wanted something so desperately it consumed your heart and mind? A desire that drives out all remembrance that God is in...

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...

I have struggled with mental illness my whole life. Sometimes it feels like I’m winning the battle, sometimes not so much. When I think...

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...

I have been married for 28 years. In those 28 years we’ve been closest of friends and worst enemies. We’ve held each other and cried and...

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

Having a child who’s an addict is difficult and painful on so many levels. The nightmare exists in so many ways. The lying, the...

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...