Tag: mental health
Treat Yo’Self: Stop Making Self-Care So Hard and Just Do It!
When I tell people everything I’ve been through in the last two years, they usually ask how I’m still standing. Some days I can’t...
Online Dating & Mental Health Awareness Month: Yes, They’re Related.
I’ve been considering writing about the horrors of online dating, specifically after 40 in Iowa, for a while now. I almost had the whole...
Dating Violence Awareness Month: Tips For Keeping Your Teen Safe
As I've jumped back into the dating world post-divorce, I've reflected on how I landed here. I've spent time digging deep to discover who...
Women with ADHD, Part 1: Getting Diagnosed as an Adult
Writer’s note: I plan to write this series of posts anonymously, not because of shame but because it is impossible to tell my story...
Just Dance: Finding Balance During A Pandemic
Ah, the art of dancing where one can express themselves in however way they choose.
If you were to ask me what has been one...
Meltdown in the Ice Cream Aisle: Admitting I Needed Help
“I’m here to pick up a prescription.”
Standing in line at the pharmacy, I reflect back six months. Back to March 2020 — a time...
A Socially Distant Walk: The Reprieve My Family Needed
As I write this, we are in the thick of social distancing from the COVID-19 pandemic. In our family, our daily life looks something...
I am at a Stalemate with this Season of Parenting —...
Remember that time when I wrote about seizing the day and I was so over-the-top sappy that you couldn't even bear to read it?
Or...
COVID-19 Community Resources for Our New Reality
Today is another day of my new reality: working from home . . . with my daughter at home . . . not going...
You Don’t Have to Struggle Alone: Eating Disorder Awareness
As a child, I was skinny.
I remember I had a purple skirt that I was able to wear from age four until age 11....