Disordered Eating Doesn’t Magically Go Away with Weight Loss Surgery
If there’s one thing that truly gets under my skin, it’s the misinformation that exists at large about intentional weight loss. I grew up in the late 80s straight on through the 90s. I am a product of Slim…
My Therapist Broke Up With Me
Breaking up with your therapist might seem like a weird thing to say; but I assure you it’s not as weird as it may sound. Although a professional relationship, therapist-patient relationships have the unique component of an intimacy due…
When Life is Life-ing – An Update
It’s been quite some time since I’ve come here to this space to lay my thoughts down. And that’s been by intentional design. Life has been an absolute whirlwind as it often has the propensity to be. Not too…
Restorative Counseling Services
Restorative Counseling Services…you might be thinking how odd of a title this is; especially with my absence from writing on this blog. However, mental health care is a prominent feature of this blog. If you’ve been an reader for…
Had A Moment
Today for the first time in years, I cried about being fat. I know the body & fat positive gatekeepers are somewhere punching the air and writing my dismissal papers. However, being transparent about my mental and physical wellness…
Self Care – More Than a Buzzword
Self Care is not a stranger to this blog! Self care and mental wellness mean so much to me because of my journey with mental illness as well as navigating the mental health of my close loved ones. I…
Normalize Mental Illness; Not Just Mental Health
Mental Health (adjacent to Mental Illness) seems to be quite the trending topic over the last few years; and that is amazing! For a long time, the discussion of mental health was taboo. We’ve seen an uprising of more…
5 Ways To Support A Person Through Mental Illness
A little over a year ago, I decided to unbar my personal journey with mental illness/health. Admittedly, I suffered in silence for quite some time because mental illness is a delicate topic that people tend to shy away from. …