An untethered tree finding its way to the sun and developing roots
Having made this possibly controversial statement, I have to add that I love memes. As a sometime meme generator, why on earth would I make this claim? I think they can help us think about things differently, but thinking doesn't get you very far. Why is this a topic for a blog? There's a story …
Continue reading Memes don’t change lives. As illustrated by 5 P’s.
Friends, it's been a while since my last post. I needed a social media vacation. I recommend doing this now and then to focus on real life. Catch up on chores and projects. Yesterday I sorted through my treasure chest. Yes, I have a treasure chest. It is a hand-carved wooden chest from Malaysia and …
I think I was about 9, my sister 3, when she received the Disney read-a-long book and tape for Sleeping Beauty. Tara listened to it all the time, as kids tend to do. At that age, also as kids tend to do, I loved nothing more than acting goofy to make my parents laugh. In …
Continue reading How Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Lead to Lifelong Insomnia
IRL mental services can be fragmented and people face a number of barriers to accessing services: difficulty finding good information about what is available shame and/or fear of stigma transportation and/or hours of service difficulty feeling comfortable, having rapport with the counselor/therapist IRL service agencies in Canada are trying to improve this by including professional …
Continue reading Friends and Fellow Persons with Mental Illness: How Can I Help?
Today cannabis became legal across Canada; seems like a good time to talk about it in relation to mental health. Let me state up front that I support legalization for many reasons, but that doesn't mean I support it as a treatment for mental health. And it doesn't mean that I don't either. I'm curious. …
Continue reading Weed is Legal Across Canada Now: Mental Health Implications
This blog contains triggers and may be upsetting to my loved ones. I'm sorry for that, but it is like Maya Angelou said in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” It’s the wolf eyes. The look that men have when they want …
Continue reading I Was 13 and They Looked at Me with Wolf Eyes
Hey Breezy, I wanted to let you know how deeply I love and appreciate you. You are a good honest and loyal person and you inspire me to be that too. I listen to you engage with our girls and it makes me warm deep within my soul. Being deeply loved by someone gives you …
Continue reading Is Depression Contagious? A Personal Thank You to My Love
