If your life is full of yesterday’s energy then you have nothing left for today ___ Did you know that your brain likes to recycle? Your brain has a limited capacity, you can’t store everything up there. So your brain becomes selective in what it hangs onto. You and I remember the really important details … More Maybe it’s Time to Sell Your Memories?
7 Ways that depression works differently with men and women ___ Do you ruminate? You know what it is – holding onto a thought over and over and over. And over. I do it. And it is one of the contributing factors in my depression and anxiety. In an attempt to learn more about it, … More Depression is Different with Men and Women
Being a Great Parent Might Become Your Downfall ___ There are days when I don’t feel like I am a very good parent. Days where my kids would rather pay attention to their iPods than listen to me. My jokes are not funny anymore. I’m crabby, and come to think of it, I’m flabby. I’ve … More The Shadow Side of Parenting
What is the one thing you need, but if you have too much it can get you in trouble? Confidence. ___ Confidence. It goes on our resume, your profile, and your website. And society believes that if you are endowed with a good measure of it, you will find success in whatever you do. It’s almost … More Recovery: Be Confident, But Look Out!
Why are men so silent about our anxiety? ___ “Gripped. Heart rushing, mind racing. Breathing. Breathing. Breathing. Mind is like a crashing elephant and nothing makes sense. I’m having a panic attack.” I had my first panic attack while driving my son to get a haircut. In that season of my life, the anxiety was … More Breathe into the Bag: Gender and the Anxiety Gap
“Mental health is not reserved for the crazy, for the ill, for the scientist or for the Psychologist.” Today is a day for taking care of your mental health. I don’t care if you dance with a mental health disorder, with addiction, with another illness or not. Today is a day for you to take … More Today, Take Care of Your Mental Health
Please let me know what you think about how the genders experience anxiety differently. ___ I looked into his eyes as he asked me about 67 questions about what would happen on his first day of school. My son was anxious and when he gets anxious, he asks A LOT of questions. Watching him … More Do Men and Women Feel Anxiety Differently?
Addiction and Mental Health can tear away at who you are inside. ___ Unquiet. It’s not a word, but we all know what it means: Disturbed, noisy, busy and unfocused. On the outside, you and I can seem so… normal. But inside, our minds are unquiet. People see the behaviour: drinking, arguments, instability, moods, gloom, … More Addiction and the Unquiet Mind
Depression can feel like hell. It is an internal prison with no key and a lock made of your own thoughts. It’s a prison that you carry your prison with you wherever you go. For most of last year, I was held down by a depression that twisted it’s way through my mind. My first … More My Journey Through Depression
Sometimes the greatest moments come unannounced. ___ I rode the bus to work the other day. The bus is not how I usually get to work. Normally I drive, but we are car shopping right now. First lesson, the bus is slow. And hot. The bus that I ride speaks to you at each stop. A … More When Life Becomes Difficult, Maybe it’s Time To Get Off The Bus?
Getting High on Recovery 