Posts about, among other things, mental illness, mental health, and recovery.
I bought a new plant the other day. It’s a replacement for the two kalanchoes that just died. In my defense, I find them hard to keep alive. This time, their pots were too large. I projected: I like space and thought they would too. But Kalanchoes are fans of being constrained. The new addition is a Ginseng Ficus Bonsai. I’m a little intimidated. … Continue reading It’s about hope.
Depression ebbs and flows. You only believe its cyclical nature, however, when you’re trending up. When you’re sinking or at the bottom change seems like a pipe dream: black is all life will ever be. I’m trending up these days. Luckily, I have other issues: perhaps now isn’t the best time to renovate my en suite? My impulsivity makes that question moot: I didn’t ease … Continue reading PTSD and bathroom renovations.
An earnest young “dentist” is busy breaking the fourth wall as he discusses the dreaded “condition” of tooth sensitivity. [i] We know it’s a serious problem because he’s wearing a white lab coat and they’re filming him from odd angles. That means ‘pay attention’. This is serious stuff, after all. People are suffering. They have a condition. They emphasize that repeatedly. People are suffering from … Continue reading A little over-the-top.
Originally posted on Believing Beautiful:
It was a Sunday afternoon in August and I had just finished eating a piece of banana bread with coffee to celebrate the $8,000 goal I reached as a part of the pre-launch campaign for my book, Good Enough. I sat in awe, overwhelmed by all of the love and support I received from others and thought to myself,?This is finally… Continue reading Picking up the Pieces: Suicide, “Monsters,” and Hope for the Future
From Famine to Feast 