Depression is Hard
September 10, 2018
I’d love to go for a work out, but you see, it seems getting out of bed is going to require all of my energy today. Depression is hard.
Mental health
Is Body Positivity Just Another Thing I’m Failing?
May 10, 2018
The problem with this messy and complicated relationship with food and weight is that for me, the quest for body positivity looks a lot like Sisyphus rolling that rock up the hill—minus the cardio, leaving only the struggle.
Curiosity or Anxiety?
April 23, 2018
My daughter needed to know what’s happening, when. Change of plans agitated her; then she’d wonder what if it doesn’t go as planned? What if something goes wrong? Or if plans did change—why? What was wrong?
Postpartum Depression Stole Her Life
March 28, 2018
I wish I would have known more about postpartum depression then. I wish I would have tried harder to be a better friend to her. I remember the friends in our circle shunning her for her behavior.
Perfectly Imperfect, and a Real Mother of a Princess
August 29, 2017
Some world events have an impact on us, regardless of whether we have
Can We Just Let Carrie Fisher Rest Already?
June 22, 2017
Carrie Fisher was never a name in my life that stuck out to
Reconciling My Post-Baby Identity
March 17, 2017
In the prime of my selfish “pre-baby” days I got married. I moved
PTSD Sucks
February 5, 2017
My husband had surgery in mid-December. He got hurt snowboarding. I didn’t deal
Giving Up Control: Stop Life’s Crazy Pressure
January 2, 2017
I’m a control freak, I’ll admit it. When I was young my favorite
3 Things I Learned on my Journey from Crazy to Brilliant
October 24, 2016
Growing up I always knew there was something different about me. I had
Depression is Hard
September 10, 2018
I’d love to go for a work out, but you see, it seems getting out of bed is going to require all of my energy today. Depression is hard.
Is Body Positivity Just Another Thing I’m Failing?
May 10, 2018
The problem with this messy and complicated relationship with food and weight is that for me, the quest for body positivity looks a lot like Sisyphus rolling that rock up the hill—minus the cardio, leaving only the struggle.
Curiosity or Anxiety?
April 23, 2018
My daughter needed to know what’s happening, when. Change of plans agitated her; then she’d wonder what if it doesn’t go as planned? What if something goes wrong? Or if plans did change—why? What was wrong?
Postpartum Depression Stole Her Life
March 28, 2018
I wish I would have known more about postpartum depression then. I wish I would have tried harder to be a better friend to her. I remember the friends in our circle shunning her for her behavior.
Perfectly Imperfect, and a Real Mother of a Princess
August 29, 2017
Some world events have an impact on us, regardless of whether we have
Can We Just Let Carrie Fisher Rest Already?
June 22, 2017
Carrie Fisher was never a name in my life that stuck out to
Reconciling My Post-Baby Identity
March 17, 2017
In the prime of my selfish “pre-baby” days I got married. I moved
PTSD Sucks
February 5, 2017
My husband had surgery in mid-December. He got hurt snowboarding. I didn’t deal
Giving Up Control: Stop Life’s Crazy Pressure
January 2, 2017
I’m a control freak, I’ll admit it. When I was young my favorite
3 Things I Learned on my Journey from Crazy to Brilliant
October 24, 2016
Growing up I always knew there was something different about me. I had
