Tag: mental health
Grieving My Self-Quarantine
The coronavirus pandemic has caused many of us to suffer a loss in some form. It has affected our mental and physical health. It...
Woe is Me! My Vacations are Canceled
When this whole pandemic started in March, I thought nothing about the potential impact on our upcoming travel or even a change to our...
The Year I Start Taking Care of Me
I'm going to be real with you here. I've started 2020 in a funk. I've been sad and might even go so far as...
My Non-Scale Resolutions
As I type this, we are deep into mid-January. My gym is packed, and every time I turn on any social media, I am...
Yes, That’s My Son
Yes, that’s my son. I’m so very sorry that he bit your child on the slide. Yes, that’s my son. I’m sorry that he’s...
Surviving the Holidays: Saving Money and Stress-Free Shopping
If you've been to any of the big box stores recently, you'll see the holiday aisles. I'm not just referring to Fall and Halloween,...
Temporary Retirement
I am sitting at the airport on my way home from four days visiting my grandfather in Florida. I feel rested and happy and...
The Face of Anxiety and Depression Might Look Different Than You...
People who don’t know me all that well probably think I have my stuff together. I’m able to work a few days a week...
Paid Paternity Leave and How it Saved Me
As I type this blog, I’ve officially survived 8 weeks of being a mother to three. And despite some shed tears, 3 a.m. fights,...
Even Therapists Need Therapists
Once I realized what I had was a thing, and it was called Postpartum OCD, I became trained in perinatal mental health. I became...