Uncategorized Calling All Mental Health Warriors! 19 Apr 202119 Apr 2021 Have you ever wanted to talk about your depression--but didn't know how? Would you be interested in having your story published in a resource that would encourage people just like…
Uncategorized Descriptions of Prescriptions 19 Apr 202119 Apr 2021 The first antidepressant I was prescribed had no physical side effects. I took it every morning and went on my merry, bleary way. I'm now four weeks into a new…
Uncategorized Popping Pills and Getting Unstuck 29 Mar 202129 Mar 2021 One of the weird assumptions about depression is that it makes you feel sad. Like you just sit in a silent puddle of tears all day long. "Oh, it's just…
Uncategorized Coming Soon: A Book That Listens 22 Mar 2021 Exciting news! Some of you may know that I began writing a book about depression, roughly 7-8 years ago. Then I had kids, dot dot dot. I still have kids,…
Uncategorized Momentum 20 Mar 202120 Mar 2021 I promise this blog won't be entirely devoted to my musings about depression, but for right now let's keep this momentum going. I have been inspired and encouraged these past…
Uncategorized Chutes and Ladders, Anyone? 19 Mar 202120 Mar 2021 When I was very little, my mom fished out a game I came to know as "Shoots and Ladders." I didn't understand the "shoots" part for awhile, until I learned…
Uncategorized How Do I Tell You I’m Drowning 18 Mar 202120 Mar 2021 I'm able to write this because, at the present moment, I am not drowning. But last month I was. And I couldn't say anything because I didn't know how. I…
Uncategorized Depression Isn’t Sexy 11 Mar 202120 Mar 2021 I didn't realize it was a thing. Romanticizing the darkness, like it's a melancholy melody of minor chords swirling like black glitter around you in some fantasy dream. Being seduced…
Uncategorized A Diagram of Depression 1 Dec 20201 Dec 2020 The paralysis of paranoia Knowing what you should be doing Is what you’re not doing And you’re not actually doing much of anything How do you put into words all…
Uncategorized Of Sundays and Scribbles 23 Nov 202023 Nov 2020 Sundays are becoming my favorite. I've started a new tradition on Sundays where I take a nap after lunch and take a Facebook fast for the day. It is ah-mazing.…
