Tag: mental health
Weathering a Pandemic When You Have Depression
Depression. My comfy old companion. Like a rainy, grey-painted world outside my window every day when I wake up. A big blanket I keep...
Self-Worth: How Radical Acceptance Is Getting Me Through
Our minivan was stolen from the school parking lot at the beginning of October.
At the end of a long day of teaching, as I...
4 Myths Moms Believe (and Why They Make Us Miserable)
I have high expectations for myself as a mom. I also have high anxiety. The relationship between my expectations and my anxiety is not...
15 Sanity Saving Tips to Help You Survive 2020
Life is crazy these days. The pandemic, politics, the economy, schools, childcare, the weather... everything just feels messy and heavy. Maintaining sanity has proven...
Losing My Husband to Suicide
Seven years ago, my world was shattered. At 25 years old, I became a widow after losing my 27-year old-husband to suicide. I share...
Recognizing My Anxiety
I was mindlessly scrolling through TikTok (don’t judge — I’m blaming the COVID-19 quarantine for this new pastime) when I first realized that the...
September Brings Awareness to Suicide Prevention
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Just reading those words breaks my mama heart. The topic...
Embracing Change After 40
Whether your forties are on the horizon or you are knee-deep into them, you can expect to experience some changes. You will likely encounter...
Anxiety: About Those Years I Didn’t Speak
The behavior charts for my oldest child in kindergarten weren’t great. Her offenses ranged from concerning (biting a classmate the first week of school)...
Talking About Death with Your Kids
We have had a lot of hard conversations in our house lately. Last August, our daughter started kindergarten the same day her grandpa died. She...
Lowering Your Happiness Bar
I have found myself saying too many times this year, “I just want to be happy." We are in the middle of a pandemic,...
Softening the Impact of Adverse Experiences
As mamas, we’d like to protect our babies from every possible adverse experience. Even though we know this is an impossible task—and if we...
Why I Don’t Make Wine Jokes
I share openly about my postpartum depression.
I write publicly about my therapist and anxiety meds.
But this feels like the most vulnerable confession I’ve ever...
Social Distancing and Toddler Development: Q & A with a Child...
Let's be honest, navigating social-distancing guidelines is challenging for even the most resilient and adaptable adults. As a parent of a toddler, the stress...
When Self-Consciousness Takes Over
It was my rock bottom. I had to spend over an hour on the phone with the credit card company to cancel charges for...
