When people ask me why I am on this journey, I often say to encourage, educate and make change. Educating has been a huge part of my...

Today I leave my thirties and enter my forties. It’s exciting, that’s for sure, especially for a numbers person like me, but I thought I...

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr. I'm not going to lie, the last week has been...

Wow, it is so much harder to ask for help than it is to give help! For almost a year, I have been writing, reading, drawing, researching,...

It can be quite confusing When your aunt has a mental illness She might be loud and crazy Or overwhelmed by the stillness Sometimes when...

“A friend is someone who helps you up when you’re down, and if they can’t, they lay down beside you and listen,” ~Winnie the Pooh (A.A....

**Warning: It has been 28 years since my dad died, and some days my grief is still raw. If you have recently lost someone you love,...

Sometimes I forget that progress is not linear. I think that once I take a few steps forward I have moved out of the darkness and will...

Life shouldn’t just Be lived… It should be Celebrated -Osho The last twenty years have been a pretty much constant roller coaster – up...

Some how, I’m still alive. There have been so many times, more than I can even count, that I wanted to die. That I wanted to give up. ...

When I did ECT my memories were erased Everything was new, each situation I faced But then, over time, they started to come back I...

I went to school, learned something new And tried to follow every rule I studied my vocabulary Had some fun with Bob and Larry And so...

You’ll Never Walk Alone The first time I heard this song was on the Jerry Lewis Telethon. It was when I was very young, and I knew that...

Let me win, But if I can't win, let me be brave in the attempt. Have you ever heard that Mantra? It's the message of Special Olympics. ...

Dirty things are rough for sure And exposure is the only cure But I don't want to touch what’s slimy It makes me feel all gross and grimy...

A few days ago we went to my niece's first grade concert. It was absolutely darling, but the piano music was prerecorded and despite the...

“Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to...

For so much of my life I have lived by the mantra “Make Good Choices.” When I was in college one of my favorite hall directors used to...

Have you ever started a medication with so much hope that it will make things better only to find that there are lots of side effects,...

“I guess this is goodbye, old pal, You’ve been a perfect friend.” After a long depression, a mania can feel really good…at least to the...