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It's been a looooong time since I wrote a blog post, but I'm back and I'm ready. It took a lot of work to publish and share the book, so...
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Mental Health Moments
Teaching and supporting people with mental illnesses and their loved ones
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Jun 131 min
How to get a book!
I've had a lot of questions about how to get a book. We were still working on the details, but here you go! Saturday, July 13th from...
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Jun 72 min
Let's Celebrate!!
Well, it’s real. My paperback and ebook are live on amazon. After two years, a ton of money, blood, sweat, and a ridiculous amount of...
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May 282 min
Some Days Are Worse Than Others
I thought that as long as I stopped working full time with wouldn’t happen any more. I knew that I would have ups and downs, but that...
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May 92 min
When Men Plan, God Laughs
When (wo)men plan, God laughs (a Yiddish parable) It is absolutely unreal how much I underestimated how much time, effort, and money goes...
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Apr 51 min
"You are perfect to me"
I just want to be perfect To look perfect To write perfect(ly) To play the piano perfect To be the perfect friend But no matter how hard...
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Jan 232 min
Blessed Beyond Measure
Some days are really hard. Right now, a lot of days are really hard. But I really had no idea how fortunate I was until I talked to a...
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Jan 112 min
Taking On the World
I have always been an advocate. I was born into the role. I didn’t really realize it when I was younger, but now, looking back, it’s so...
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Dec 15, 20233 min
Childhood Memories
“ The other day, someone who had known me since childhood was reading my story and said she just couldn’t align me back then and me now. ...
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Nov 29, 20232 min
Content Warning: Desperate for Attention
“ She was just desperate for attention.” This is one of the most hurtful and statements that a person can make about a person with a...
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Nov 19, 20233 min
Loss After Loss
Sometimes it feels like all Bipolar does is take things from me. It takes away my ability to work full-time…and sometimes even...
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Nov 1, 20231 min
Up, Up, and Away!
So much to do So little time Sweeping Mopping Scrubbing Purging 17 amazon boxes in 2 days This is mania One and a half weeks (so far) of...
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Oct 16, 20231 min
I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
Exhausted So exhausted So completely exhausted And alone I feel so sick And no one can understand. They listen They love But they can’t...
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Oct 16, 20233 min
How to COPE!
If you have been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I recently took on a position as a contractor of the State to...
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Sep 18, 20233 min
So Much To Fight For
In 1887, 143 years ago, a very brave investigative journalist named Nellie Bly tricked the system into having herself admitted to an...
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Sep 1, 20233 min
You Are Perfect
It’s not a secret that I hate my body. I hate everything about it…except for my dazzling smile. It’s also not a secret that my body...
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Sep 1, 20233 min
I Don't Do Mad
Life has been pretty hard the past few months. My moods have been strangling me more and more, and it’s getting more and more difficult...
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Aug 23, 20233 min
Back to the Working World!
Today I started a new job. I haven’t had a structured job in over two years, and while it is very exciting, it is very intimidating, too....
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Aug 17, 20233 min
All You Need Is Love
I am such a loving person. My family jokes that I have ALL the love languages…but giving presents is my favorite! I meet you once, and...
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