Heartbroken
An interesting thing about the human heart is it can – and does – break more than once over the course of a life, for a variety of reasons.
My son moved out today and I’m heartbroken…
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Category: Mental Health
Posts about, among other things, mental illness, mental health, and recovery.
I just want to be happy
How many times have you uttered the cry, “I just want to be happy”? I’ve done it too many times to count. Truthfully, we might just as well wish we were a pineapple. We’re as likely to be successful.
We engage in all kinds of behaviours we believe will make us happy. We chase it with everything in us. Ironically, sometimes the behaviours themselves end up making us miserable…
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A schism between mind and body – BDD
Eating disorders disconnect you from your body, which is odd; ostensibly, that’s what they’re about. But they’re not about the body as a whole. They’re not about how it works. They’re not about functionality or strength. They’re about how the body looks and often, they’re about how it looks piecemeal… Continue reading A schism between mind and body – BDD
Staying small doesn’t keep you safe.
I went on vacation this past week and it was lovely. This is the second time I’ve tried to vacation this year and this time it went well; in part I think because I wasn’t alone. My mother took me away to a spa for four days to celebrate my upcoming milestone birthday – I will be turning fifty next week.
It was a glorious experience despite the challenges…
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