Mental Health Line of Gifts — much more coming soon

I am an Etsy shop owner. When I first opened my Etsy shop my goal was to make a line …

Shame Ate My Soul – My Book is Published (finally)

My memoir is finally a book. It is done. It is completed. Finished. My book is published and is available …

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 …

Sarah Rose and the Mental Wellness Club

We held hands and smiled at each other as we walked to her room. “What does that say?” I asked …

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 …

Beyond Hopeless – and a poem

I wrote the following poem titled Hopeless for a poetry contest with the theme of pain. Although I am blessed …

Transformation

As I was washing my hands at the bathroom sink, I glanced up and saw a nameless faceless image in …