Bad Ass Chronic Pain Warrior: Taking off the Armour for a minute
Things have been hard, lately. Depression, anxiety, and chronic pain wise, I mean. It’s the ebb and flow of things; some months are easier than others, and right now…it’s harder […]
Chronic Pain Anxieties
At the end of June, we’re supposed to return to the French River for another group camping trip. I had so much fun last time around, and I really do […]
Different Results
They say that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Caring about someone who struggles with mental health and addiction issues is no […]
The Getting There
I’ve been kind of stuck in this awkward, weird, depressing, and almost painful limbo. All the things I want to do, I can’t…at least not right now. Which makes me […]
Strange Place
I have been in a strange place lately. Getting momentum and motivation to go about my day has become a challenge. I just want to sleep in. I’m sure, I […]
We NEED Stigma Fighters
Health care and awareness, heck even empathy for mental illness is severely lacking. We have an issue on hand, an issue that’s glaring obvious won’t go away by turning our […]
Depression Tells You
I am often at war with my own thoughts. I know that sounds silly, and I suppose, to those who don’t suffer from mental illness, that it is funny. How […]
This Dog
I’ve written before about how having a dog has changed all of our lives for the better. I don’t intend to be a broken record here, but it is so very […]
Rising Above
It seems like each day, I face a torrent of different challenges and emotions. Each challenge envokes a different emotion from me. I could choose to wilt under the pressure, […]
Stigma Fighters – Making Waves
You would think that I would have an even easier time blogging, now that I have a working computer available to use. However, that is surprisingly not the case. I […]