*******Time for chapter 4 in my beautiful daughter’s story of growth and success beyond Struggles with Mental Health. If you missed chapter 1, 2, & 3, click the links below to read how our journey began. ****** She’s Struggling! What Do We Do? Our Experience with Brain Balance To Medicate or Not? The Great ADHD … Continue reading When the Floor Dropped Out – We Learned to Climb Together
Here we are 9 days into the first year of a whole new decade. Everywhere you look people are screaming about resolutions, goals, and making this the best year yet. Is anyone else overwhelmed by the immensity of creating your best self? For 2020 it is time to choose whether I make resolutions or set … Continue reading Goals or Resolutions – Which Do You Choose
Whoa! The calendar flipped and we said good bye to an entire decade. Ten years used to seem like a long time, but today it seems like a little blip on the radar. As I started to plan out goals for the first year of the next decade, it seemed appropriate to look back at … Continue reading A Decade in Review: Taking Inventory of the Ups and Down
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see the same thing when you look at a selfie? These questions posted by @SarahDanne on Twitter started a little experiment. Four strangers came together to compare the myth of the mirror versus the reality seen from outside observers. The "I See Me" … Continue reading I See Me: the Myth of the Mirror vs. Reality
How many people find themselves in a rut from time to time? I define a rut as a period of time when you lose all routine. I need routines to keep me organized, productive, and feeling in control. When I have a good routine in place everything seems to fall into place and even the … Continue reading How to Get Out of a Rut and Get Your Groove Back
What picture comes into your mind when I say self-care? Are you imagining manicures, pedicures, massages, and spa treatments? Self-care can be all those things, but it can also be so much smaller. Self-care can be taking a walk around the block every evening after dinner or getting your hair cut every other month. The … Continue reading 3 Self-Care Habits You Should Start Today