Tag Archives: depression

The Christmas Blues

It’s a busy time of year, no doubt. The clock is ticking away toward Christmas, and every day to do lists have grown to an unnatural size. The world hasn’t stopped to allow us the peace to enjoy the season, but instead ramped up it’s expectations. And unfortunately we tend to do the same forContinue reading “The Christmas Blues”

The fork in the road : switching psychotropic meds after 20 years

It’s been months since I’ve written in this blog. I was using the excuse that I had nothing to write, or that I didn’t have the time. I know though, that the only real barrier was and always will be myself and my ego. My fear of being judged, or somehow letting someone down isContinue reading “The fork in the road : switching psychotropic meds after 20 years”

Dark Days

If you battle with depression, you likely have good days and bad. Highs and lows. Sometimes it correlates to life events and hardships, and sometimes it surfaces when you least expect it. Depression has no rules.  There is no calendar, and no periodic schedule that can help me prepare for it. It can cause anxietyContinue reading “Dark Days”

For the love of naps

I rarely remember my dreams, but I know I have them. Although I can’t normally recall what happened, the feelings from them linger when I wake. Today those feelings were of being panicked, helpless, and alone. Unfortunately that’s a pretty common theme for me. Why? I’m not exactly sure. If I had to hazard aContinue reading “For the love of naps”

A light in the darkness

Mondays are always hard. Mondays during a pandemic, in the middle of winter, are a different beast altogether. Today is a remote learning day for my girls. Here we sit at the dining room table. Both girls are on their school chrome books and I am on my laptop, while the snow falls quietly outside.Continue reading “A light in the darkness”

I’m so ‘busy’- The toxic status symbol of our time

In a world that is always bustling and buzzing around us it’s easy to feel pressured to get the most out of every moment. As a society we glorify being busy as if it is tied directly to our level of importance and worth. It’s one of the first things we start a conversation with.Continue reading “I’m so ‘busy’- The toxic status symbol of our time”

A Lesson In Compassion

We are all students in this world. If we are good students, our life experiences can give us knowledge, help us to grow, and give us what we need to transform into a better version of ourselves. If we choose to turn a blind eye to the teachers around us, or refuse to make anContinue reading “A Lesson In Compassion”