Why Mental Health Should Be Taught In Schools This is a topic I have thought about a lot. As my regular readers know, mental health is a topic that is important to me. And it's something I try to talk about on my blog as much as possible. Although I generally focus on mental health [...]
I feel like I haven't talked about mental health in a while. Well, I talk about it in real life all the time. I just mean I haven't posted about it much. So today, I wanted to take some time to talk about why mental health is important. At least to me. Mental And Physical [...]
I stand here once again My mind barely sane I always find myself at this ledge And each time I pledge To never come back But life sometimes gets off track A part of me wants to jump off it And the other part wants me to hit The reset button life and start over [...]
Sometimes life is good and sometimes life throws frozen lemons at you and happens to hit you right between your eyebrows. That's the thing about life. It has its ups and downs. And for whatever reason, depending on your beliefs, the downs are here to stay. And during specifically difficult moments in life it feels [...]
S. C. Lourie Quote: The reason I picked S. C. Lourie quote for todays quote is because this is something I am experiencing first hand. I've been making a conscious effort to set clearer and more firm boundaries. As well as confront those that have wronged me in the past. I'm not confronting everyone because [...]
Fairies and goblins And fairytale cottages The hideaway of a child Whose only escape Was located in her mind Away from the anger and shouting Locked in her room Books became Her closest friends About This Poem: "My Very First Hideaway" is a response to this weeks Moonwashed Weekly Prompt. I saw that image and I [...]
One Sentence Story: In the mirror she saw everyone but herself. About The One Sentence Story: This one sentence story was inspired by something I've actually been experiencing and an illuminating conversation I had with my therapist. When we're born, we're pretty much a clean slate. We haven't conformed to society yet. We don't know [...]
Quotes Of Encouragement What's Up With Me? I wanted to share these quotes of encouragement because I also needed them myself. Today, I had my first in-person therapy session in a long time. For the last few years I've been doing them online. But recently I felt as though having in-person sessions would be more [...]
One Sentence Story: In a world full of horror, we need to cherish the little wins even more. About This One Sentence Story: You may have noticed that my last posts have been a bit darker. If you haven't, go read them again. Refresh the page a few times. For those wondering, I haven't exactly [...]
Do you ever wonder, is this as good as it gets? For a long time, what kept me going was the hope that things will get better in the future. When I was younger, I would think well it sucks now but at least things will change when I'm an adult. But then I became [...]
