We have a mental health crisis in this country. There are too many hurdles to accessing mental health care.
If you’ve ever tried to find a therapist, you know what I mean.
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So this is a tough year. You know this. I know this. Some of us are going through the unimaginable. For others of us, it’s the small imaginables all stacking up, one after the other. Staying Afloat I was talking to my therapist about this recently. We were mulling over how rough the seas
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Does anyone else try to be small? I’m 5’8 and curvy, and I’ve been that way since middle school. Pictures from my teenage years show me slumped over, trying to be smaller. I didn’t want to stand out. It was too scary. Even now, I’m scared to take up space. What if someone sees me?
Every year, as the days grow shorter, I update and re-post this article about coping with seasonal depression. I need the reminders each year, and I hope these ideas help you as well. You are not alone. Friends, remember the January Blues? Well, in my case it turned out to be more than the blues. Turns
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I believe self-care is about becoming who we were made to be. In spiritual terms we may call it taking care of earthly vessels or sharpening our souls. I’m going to be honest here. Taking time out can be such a pain. I prefer to keep hiking my journey without stopping to rest, to hydrate, to
This is a tough time of year for many of us. Here’s an update of a post I wrote in November 2015 on ways we can battle seasonal woes. Hang in there, my friends. You aren’t alone. Friends, remember the January Blues? Well, in my case it turned out to be more than the blues.
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For several years now, I’ve been practicing a day of rest. I figured out a long time ago that I’m a workaholic, and observing a rest day is one way I stay healthy and sane. Keeping a Sabbath — one day when I try to do no work or chores — reminds me that the
“Mommy has piles of shoes, and Daddy has rows of shoes!” And with that, my six-year-old revealed deep insight into my life. In my head, I’m organized. I certainly love the idea of a minimally cluttered house full of neat lines and blank spaces. I’m good at organizing words, dates, activities….stuff? Not so much. I
It’s coming. Are you ready? How will you take care of yourself this Valentine’s weekend? It can be a tricky holiday, no matter where you are in life — possibly full of baggage, expectations, and heartache. But does it have to be that way? I remember a friend telling me that when her family immigrated
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My front porch needs to be painted. The surface is cracked and peeled, revealing layer upon layer of paint, 80 years of colors. Time and moisture has taken its toll. Our house is a lovely cottage, but the needs of the porch are starting to eclipse the rest of the facade. So it needs to