Do you worry about how much time your children spend on their phones? I know I sure do. My youngest 11 doesn’t have a phone yet but the other two who are ages 15 and 17 do. I hope you find this article with research that increased smartphone use is behind rapid youth mental health […]
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Both my oldest and I suffer from depression. So I know how hard it can be to get through a school day sometimes. There are lots of students who are in the need of missing school for mental health reasons. I hope you find this article useful. Also please share it as you may not […]
Continue ReadingWhy Today Was My Bittersweet Halloween It’s Halloween day and just like every year my boys were so excited! Today the younger two had Halloween parties in their class and so they got to wear their costumes to school today. They are also excited because they will be going out trick-or-treating with daddy tonight as long as […]
Continue ReadingBook Review: Not Really Gone By: Blaire Sharpe I was able to relate to this book in more that one way. Although there wasn’t an alcoholism issue in my family, there was depression and my grandmother was the one that raised me. This is such an inspirational story that shows the true meaning of love. […]
Continue ReadingSix months ago I told my doctor that I didn’t want to be on my depression meds for ever. Since it has been about five years since I started taking depression meds, I thought I could stop. I take two depression meds and one of them it’s not really a high dose so we decided […]
Continue ReadingMIA… no I am just drowning… Sorry that I’ve been MIA when it comes to personal posts lately. I’m not sure when it happened or how or why, but it happened. I am going through another struggle with my depression. It’s been so hard because I feel sad without a reason, I can’t help […]
Continue ReadingWhile reading my daily Facebook news feed while having my coffee this morning, I came across a status from a fellow blogger Danielle Herzog. Her Blog Martinis and Minivans is hilarious! I absolutely love her somewhat sarcastic way of writing. She literally takes the words right out of my mouth and puts them on her blog. […]
Continue ReadingReasons For My Sadness Here I am back at home and after everyone has gotten bathed and fed, I can take a little time for myself and have a wonderful cup of coffee. Yes, believe it or not I do drink a cup of coffee before bed. I am totally addicted to coffee, It is […]
Continue ReadingSo many people do not understand that Depression is real and not a sign of weakness. Depression is viewed by many as the “common cold” of mental disorders, because it is so prevalent in our lives. Did you know that more than 1 in 9 people could be diagnosed with the disorder at one point in […]
Continue ReadingAt some point, I was happy; I had moments of joy. And then, one molecule at a time, the happiness went away.
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