I used to think that my brain was broken; that my inability at times to handle daily stress was something to be fixed.
Category Archives: Mental Health
The Ebb and Flow
It’s only February. That’s what I was thinking as I pushed my face into a pillow on Sunday and sobbed and moaned. After celebrating my 38th birthday, January went down hill. We had to put down our beloved dog that we’d had for 13 years, I got a random, wicked sinus/throat infection and after two …
In My Feelings
I was in Drama Club in middle school. This should be absolutely no surprise to anybody who really knows me because I can be quite dramatic at times. I attribute it to being in touch with my emotions while others probably chalk it up to me just being a drama queen. Either way, it’s a …
Healing in Public
If you’re just looking for help, scroll to the bottom for a list of resources~ We live in a world today that seems to value the outward appearance of permanent happiness and perfection. From photo filters that make our skin look flawless to waist trainers that make us appear to have hourglass figures, we have …
6 Weeks ’til Summer: Part 1
This is week one of a six weeks series. My gray eyelash is back. I noticed it last week as I was fidgeting with my contacts. I hoped and prayed that it was matter from the irritation of the pollen reeking havoc on my life; but, it wasn’t. My marker of internalized stress is back – …
New Year’s Resolutions
Got ya! I stopped making resolutions about seven years ago. It’s not a coincidence that my boycott of this tradition began when I suffered from post-partum depression. To a very large degree, my depression was triggered by motherhood not going as planned. The perfect picture I had in my head quickly turned into a tragedy …
Bawling in the Garage
Last Monday I had a meltdown. I’m talking sitting in my car, in the garage bawling my eyes out, couldn’t think, got dressed to go to work and didn’t go type of meltdown. I had already decided that I needed to start going through therapy again to work out some issues, but I knew last …
The Gospel of Mary J. Blige
I was 13 when Mary J.’s ‘My Life’ album dropped. I was an extremely angsty and depressed teenager and when I listened to it I was positive that she had written that album just for me. I listened to it often and when I fell head over heels in love with my husband at Freshman …
The Eye of the Storm
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Rockport, Texas. On media outlets it’s been described as a small fishing town on the Texas coast. To the Bunkley family it’s where we’ve spent the last four summers and the place where we’ve created so many great memories. As I watched and read of the devastation there I found …
Quiet As It’s Kept
If you’ve ever heard the phrase, ‘quiet as it’s kept’, you know that’s it’s usually followed by something that’s supposed to be a secret, but clearly isn’t. I’ve heard it used and have admittedly used it myself. There are somethings that should be kept quiet. But there are others, like mental illness, that is often …