Jan
07
Mental Health Doesn’t Take a Day Off
It is before 7am on New Year’s day and I’m sitting on my couch, having been up for over an hour, replaying how I just totally spiraled out of control Read more
Tag: fear
Jan
05
Dear Holiday Anxiety
Dear Holiday Anxiety, I’ve grown accustomed to your sister, Everyday Anxiety. She’s pretty much the worst. But you, Holiday Anxiety, you are a life-ruiner, a magic-stealer, a joy-thief and I Read more
Sep
17
Don’t Just Wear The Suit, Rock The Suit
I’m a plus-sized mom and I wore the suit. No I didn’t just wear that bad boy, I rocked that spandex leotard-like one piece like it was my J-O-B! Here’s Read more
Jul
28
An Honest Letter to My Elementary School Son
Dear Son As You Brave Elementary School, School is so exciting to you right now, little one. You are unsure about what is to come but the unknown allows you Read more
Apr
18
Dear Friend I Haven’t Seen In Years, I’m Avoiding You On Purpose
Some people are energized and excited by things like class reunions, rekindling old friendships, or meeting up with someone they haven’t seen in years. That idea is paralyzing to me. Read more
Feb
03
Dear Son With Invisible Disabilities, You Are NOT Broken
As I sit at my desk, wiping my tears and trying to prepare myself for my workday, I am overwhelmed. I am filled with so much frustration and so much Read more
Jan
18
My Husband Has 3 Wives, And They’re All Me
This is not a joke nor a play on words. Mental illness and emotional struggles are not something to cast jokes at or roll into a meme to share at Read more