How do you deal with a world where success is a label granted to those who meet all of society's 'criteria'. Whose success are we working towards? Our own...or a fabrication from the time we were born?
Category: My Take
Crafting Meaning for Yourself in Life- Part 1
An introduction to crafting personal meaning; the first of many parts to come. See how I chose two tattoos of deep meaning and significance to me as a first step.
Refuse Hopelessness
As a survivor of hopelessness, allow me to share with you my hard earned thoughts on the subject. I hope it will encourage you and serve as a candle in the darkness when you most need it.
Conquering Anxiety
What if we could beat anxiety by replacing it with a positive emotion with the same intensity level as the anxiety, so as to transform it?
Optimistic? Pessimistic? Realistic?
If we seek a truth and find it, would it be beautiful or ugly? Lovely or horrific? What if it's both? What if once we know...we get to choose?
Positive Distractions vs. Avoidance
Knowing when to use positive distractions is NOT the same as avoidance! Learn about the balance between the two and that mental health is not 'one size fits all.'
Faith and its Role as Metaphorical Duct tape
I didn’t want to start a war (haha), so I have delayed writing about religion. Now however, I am experiencing faith more than ever before and feel obliged to share how much faith has helped me. This is not an attack on atheists nor does it matter what you believe in (unless you’re hurting people),… Continue reading Faith and its Role as Metaphorical Duct tape
How Faith Can Help You and Make a Positive Difference
Faith, wherever directed, is beautiful and powerful. It can really help you and make a positive difference in your struggle. Not feeling so alone can go a long way towards keeping going when everything is screaming at you to give up.
Fake It Till You Make It
Now before you think I really have gone off the deep end by using this cliché, please hear me out. I know it sounds obvious and we’ve probably all heard it, but when I look at it really closely, the concept seems like a good idea. Maybe it’s just me, but it’s actually helping out!… Continue reading Fake It Till You Make It
I Will Not BE My Mental Illness 