Find Your Thing to Recovery

For years I was too busy surviving the pain of mental illness to fully experience the beauty of living. For …

The Return of My Mental Illness Symptoms

Today, I am reminded of the torture mental illness caused in my life for over twenty years. I am reminded …

Find Your Heaven in a Cup – a poem and a song

I’m blessed to be alive, so I continue to strive to live in the moment. Be here now.   I …

The Fallen

The Fallen Autumn leaves floating, falling, swirling, twirling, dancing through the air. Gently landing over a crispy golden brown covered ground where …

Living With Mental Illness is…

Living with mental illness is like watching the sunrise through a dirty window. Living on psychotropic medications is like trying to …

Grander than Grand — a poem and a baby

Her grandness is grander than grand… As I snuggle her perfect newborn body, her delicate head rests on my shoulder …

Blurry Lines of Mental Illness

“There is no greater joy than being freed from the captivity of your mind.” ~Susan Walz The escape from the …

I Still Have Anxiety

I had severe painful anxiety and panic attacks in my early twenties (thirty years ago) and have had anxiety off …

Don’t Be a Negative Nelly

My brain is always moving quickly–thinking, planning, reminiscing, dreaming, creating and is actively working. It doesn’t shut down much. It …

Can You Have a “Little” Binge Eating Disorder?

I have battled with my weight my entire life and was thin until I became pregnant with my first daughter. …