Broken. Bruised. And Brave. Every single one of us. In some way or ten. Sometimes it’s visible. Sometimes it isn’t. But every single one of us are fighting battles and hardships and stories in our minds telling us we don’t belong. We’re not worthy. We’re not loved, heard or matter. Except we do. Sometimes […]
Say It Out Loud
Sometimes on the path of life, we are given extreme challenges. Obstacles we’re not even sure how to face, let alone how to get through. We’ve all had them, things that drop into our lap that weren’t a part of our master plan. Things that made us pause, trip, scream, curl into a ball and cry and wonder […]
Just Because You Can’t See It…
Think about this… If you had a child with their dominant arm and hand in a cast, it wouldn’t be uncommon for the school to provide an extra book for the child to keep at home and also provide an alternative for writing down their assignments, because they’re unable to write, correct? Seeing as how […]
On Writing About Mental Illness
Yesterday, the prompt for NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) was this: What is the most controversial thing you’ve ever written on your blog? What compelled you to write it? And as per usual, I don’t always write based on the daily prompt, and when I do, it’s not usually on the actual day I was supposed to. […]
Ten Things You Don’t Say to a Parent Whose Child Lives with Mental Illness
My twelve year old son lives with mental illness. His first diagnoses, ADHD, came at the age of five. Subsequent diagnoses have since followed, beginning at age nine, when he was treated via outpatient hospitalization for five weeks for depression and mood instability. I openly discuss and write about our experiences as we’ve traveled this […]
One Less Worry
If you could permanently get rid of one worry, what would it be? The possibility of self harm or suicide, committed by my only child. My answer is simple, although the problem and its solution, not so much. My son lives with mental illness. And this worry is a constant one. As mothers, it is normal […]
Mental Illness – It’s Time to Start Talking About It
Last week was Mental Illness Awareness week, and Friday, October 10, 2014 was World Mental Health Day. I often write about my experience as a mother of a child living with multiple mental illness diagnoses. But last week, I took to social media to talk about it even more, to raise more awareness, all with the hopes […]
Mental Illness Awareness Week – 2014
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. If you’re new to reading this blog, you may not be aware of the passion I have around this cause. My son, now 12, was first diagnosed with a mental illness at the age of 5, ADHD. In subsequent years, he was also diagnosed with many other mental […]
Tomorrow…We Walk for Noah
Tomorrow we walk. If you’re new to this blog, you may not be aware of a cause that is close to my heart, one that I have made my choice and mission to advocate for. Mental Illness. My son, now 12, was diagnosed with his first mental illness at the age of 5, ADHD. As […]