When my daughter was two years old, we discovered her love for water. Not drinking it, but playing in it – with no fear – so I nicknamed her ‘Fish’. When we started taking our annual beach vacation four years ago, she was instantly in love. She and her brother would spend hours in the …
Category Archives: Mental Health
When We Were Young
A few days ago my husband and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. It wasn’t so much a celebration as an acknowledgment that we still actually like each other and didn’t mind being married. We’ve been together for almost 20 years and have watched each other grow up. We’ve seen the good, the bad, and …
Living on the Edge
The other day I got a text message from a girlfriend of mine. We usually talk and/or text several times a week and we hadn’t in a couple of days. Her text basically said, ‘We haven’t made contact in a few days…just checking on you’. I laughed and texted her back that the same thought …
The Greatest Lie Ever Told
If you know me, you know that asking me the question, ‘How are you?’ isn’t going to get a typical response. If I’m okay, that’s what I’ll tell you. But if I’m tired, stressed, mad, hangry, etc. I’m going to tell you and follow it up with why. That can be too much for some …
Unfiltered
When I started this blog, the goal was to eventually open up about my battle with post-partum depression. That small step turned into a huge one and lead me down a path of saying A LOT more about the world than I’d ever planned. As a friend describes it, my posts are often unfiltered. I …
Bunkley, Party of 4
It seems like once a month someone asks me if we’re going to have any more children. I immediately answer no and throw out a remark about being a millionaire if I end up pregnant. The truth is, it was not an easy decision for us to make. As I wrote in my post Free …
A Legacy of Tired
A few years ago I remember hearing reports of celebrities being admitted to the hospital for exhaustion. I never believed it; I thought ‘exhaustion’ was a euphemism for too much hard liquor and recreational drugs. Then I had two kids at the age of 29 and 30, then had an emotional roller-coaster of a year …
A Silent Illness
This past summer I suffered a series of panic attacks. They weren’t especially obvious – just a feeling of dread, chest pains, and a near-debilitating bout of insomnia that I felt I masked pretty well. I finally accepted the fact that maybe it was time to increase my medication. When I spoke with my psychiatrist, …
Clarity for 2017
It’s a new year. Another 365ish days around the Earth for us. I still have a few more days left before it’s officially a new year for me but hey, I’ll jump on the bandwagon. If you’re looking for this to be an uplifting post about how today is the day to start new, make …
Jesus, Coffee, and Sleep
A few days ago I posted a picture on Instagram that said I was running on Jesus and coffee. I thought it was funny but there was more than a bit of truth to it. I am prone to restless nights, sleep disturbance unspecified in medical terms, so when I actually need my brain and have …