For article, “4 Ways that Depression has Changed My Life” click on photo. I write articles that talk about the kind of changes I am trying to make in my own life. I hope that my writing also helps you. My topics include addiction and mental health recovery, relationships, and personal growth. I work as … More This is Why I No Longer Read Self Help Books
For article, “4 Ways that Depression has Changed My Life” click on photo. I write articles that talk about the kind of changes I am trying to make in my own life. I hope that my writing also helps you. My topics include addiction and mental health recovery, relationships, and personal growth. I work as … More Healing Does Not Mean that the Memories Won’t Come Back
For article, “4 Ways that Depression has Changed My Life” click on photo. I write articles that talk about the kind of changes I am trying to make in my own life. I hope that my writing also helps you. My topics include addiction and mental health recovery, relationships, and personal growth. I work as … More Fixing Yourself will Ruin Your Happiness
For article, “4 Ways that Depression has Changed My Life” click on photo. I write articles that talk about the kind of changes I am trying to make in my own life. I hope that my writing also helps you. My topics include addiction and mental health recovery, relationships, and personal growth. I work as … More I Have Given up Thinking “I Will Be Happy When…” Because the “When” Never Comes
Two years. That is how long it has been. Two years ago I experienced the worst depression of my life. Sometimes it feels like it’s been 10 years and other times it feels like just yesterday. Depression and mental illness is an ever-living reality for me, just like it is for many people. Recovery is … More 4 Ways that Depression has Changed My Life
I am excited and honored that one of my articles made it to the Patheos blog, “Grace is Messy,” hosted by Steve Austin. The article, 7 Ways that Faith Creates a Health Life can be found at this link or by clicking on the photo above. I hope that you check out my article and … More This Article Made it To the “Grace is Messy” Top Ten Posts of 2016!
A healthy mind is a healthy soul. ___ Mental health and faith can feel like two separate worlds. For many people, they look at life as either spiritual or physical/mental. Mixing the two is like trying to mix steak and Kraft Dinner. They just don’t seem to fit. But this is not healthy, because a … More The Weight of Living: Mental Health and Faith
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
Our relationships make our mental health what it is. ___ Did you know you are married to your mental health? And unfortunately, not all of us are successful in our marriage to our own mental health and well-being. As someone who lives with depression and anxiety, I know a few things about mental health. I … More Family and Your Mental Health
Getting High on Recovery 