Survive Social Media With Mental Health In Check

Are you like me and check/post to your Social Media as part of your daily routine? Is it almost as natural as it is to brush your teeth or put on underwear…(oh my god, I’m normal…right?)  Social Media checks in the morning as your eyes barely open in squint at your…

New Year, New Thoughts to Persistently Living

I think i’ve said it before on the blog, but I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. I dislike New Year’s Resolutions because it feels so formal for something as simple as a change in day and year. Why should I be making a change just because it’s a New…

Persistently Living: Continuously Creating Life

Persistently Living The idea of living on a path, continuously created by you In the past little while, I’ve been thinking about my blog and why I continue to write it. After talking to a few people in the industry and getting some advice, I’ve come to a realization that…

Book Review of Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk

Earlier this year I was at my local Chapters looking for a new read to add to my bookshelf (hence this going into my bookshelf series posts) and came across the book Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk, by author Kathleen Rooney. For those wondering how often I read books, the…

How to Talk About Mental Health

  Sharing the story, “My Mental Health Struggles”, has opened a gateway for a variety of feedback.  I’ve I’ve read through comments, messages and texts atop of in-person feedback, which took a bit of energy on my part to go through them all. I have to say, so much of…

Valentine’s Day, Loving Others, and Loving Yourself

Valentine’s Day is a stressful day. Flat out, just is. Whether you’re in a relationship, dating, talking, wheeling, dealing, hooking up, single, or any other statuses out there, the day is stressful! So I thought I’d write a bit about how you, no matter what relationship status you may find yourself…

My Mental Health Struggles

It’s taken me months to write this post. I’ve gone back and forth, writing, editing, scrapping the whole thing, rewriting the whole thing, and spending my time worrying about what people would think after reading this. I’ll cut to it… I’ve struggled with mental illnesses for as long as I…