Category: depression
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Feeling Buried
Life has a tendency to just keep life-ing. I can start to feel on top of things, only to be smacked down by the unexpected. Monkey had a very specific idea in their head about what they wanted to be for Halloween (yes, my teen is very much still into dress up). We went to…
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A little encouragement
The tough thing about healing is that it’s not linear. One day you can feel like you could take on the world, and the next day a poorly timed comment can send you back under the covers. But here’s the thing: I know it doesn’t last. Yes, I’m feeling discouraged. Yes, I have days that…
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Worst/Best Job Ever
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I understand that a parent’s job is to help their child become independent. They need to be able to go out into the world and function all on their own. You know you’ve done a good job when they leave you, and break your heart. I realized the last few years that I’d done a…
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Feeling adrift
I’ve journaled before about my concern regarding knowing who I am once my children leave the nest. I’ve made it a goal to find who I am apart from their mom. Without a job title that was easily definable, I was searching for a new title. I thought Author would be a good fit. And…
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Complicated
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in anxiety, depression, family, journaling, marriage, parenting, routine, shame, theatre, time anxietyIt seems that trying to do everything is getting more and more difficult. The older my kids get, the more activities they get involved in. And those activities are more demanding and starting to overlap. As I’ve mentioned, my kids have been cast in a show and rehearsals are complicating getting them fed. Well, now…
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Therapeutic Thursday (1-6-22)
I knew going into today’s session that it would be a muli-tissue session. I lost count of how many, though. I knew because this week my heart has been acting up. It’s more than likely completely harmless and nothing to be concerned about, but I’ve been concerned none-the-less. And the more concerned I get, the…