Depression – Outlook vs. Outcome
Shouldn’t i be healed already? Or I will be happy again once I am healed! Or my circumstances need to change! …When another month or
Category: Hope and Encouragement
7 Things to Do When Despair is Creeping In
Hopelessness is an enemy that I must hold at bay, avoiding it at all costs. It comes about quickly if I fail to see a future and a plan for my life. Hopelessness quickly gives way to despair and then the despair gives way to depression. And suddenly I can find myself in a deep dark bit that overwhelms into emotional pain, isolation, and no will to get up and live.
Teenagers and Mental Health
Are you parenting an adolescent or soon to be one? Then you are going to want to be sure and listen to this edition of
Esperanza y Aliento
Elijah: The Prophet And Depression
“And after the fire came a gentle whisper.” 1 Kings 19: 12 Depression is really a family of disorders. Major depression presents itself with the
Be Still?!
The definition of still is 1) not moving or making a sound, 2) deep silence and calm. For me, I can come home after work
Seven Tools for Overcoming Impulse Control Issues
While I have had no major mood swings or episodes in the last 14 years, I have and continue to have to self-monitor my impulse
Esperanza y Aliento
Facing Real Together
I heard her cries with my heart, more than my ears, each wail reverberating in my aching chest. I cradled her head and held her
We’re Breaking Down the Walls of Stigma One Story at a Time
We are breaking down the walls of stigma one story at time. We’re empowering people to live well in spite of having a mental health diagnosis.
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Ten Resolutions for Living Well in Spite of Having a Mental Health Diagnosis
I will not die before I’m dead. As long as I have breath in my body, I will get up and live each day. I’m not going to take life sitting down trying to cope only with getting through the day. (And yes, I know there are days like that, but I am not going to let that happen every day of my life!) I refuse to let bipolar disorder rob me of living my life well.
