Journey To Recovery – The hardest part is getting started Guest Writer – Ruth In this guest written article, Ruth shares her story, explaining her struggles with depression and anxiety. She goes over her journey, from reaching out for help, to struggling with her own emotions regarding her diagnosis. Ruth also shares how she chose to use her…
June challenge – week 1 Week 1 of the June challenge for better mental health – I wanted to do a fun challenge for the month of June for better mental health. Things that will help with both physical and mental health, as well as our lives in general. I also wanted it to be fun, and I thought…
Jess’s challenge for the month of June In the spirit of celebrating summer and healthier living, I’m inviting you to participate in my June challenge for better mental health. How many of you would like to start working towards healthier and more productive goals, but have trouble getting motivated? (ME!) I’ve discovered that it’s easier to get yourself in gear…
2018 Liebster Award Nomination! Yesterday I was notified that I had been nominated for the 2018 Liebster Award by Ariel King at Mama of Kings, a blogger I’ve recently had the pleasure of getting to know! Ariel has 3 beautiful children, and works hard to both encourage and inspire other moms out there! She shares her thoughts, advice and experiences learned…
Today, I had an epiphany – Stop taking life so seriously. I’ve had this sudden realization, one that randomly decided to smack me in the face today – I need to stop taking life so seriously. Don’t ask me why today, or why so suddenly – because I have no idea. This is just how my brain works. Ok, so…
Naturally treat the symptoms of anxiety and depression I’ve had some requests on wanting to learn more about some natural options for help with anxiety and depression, so I spent some time doing a little research on different ways to ease anxiety and depression symptoms naturally. I wanted to find some solutions that would help with symptoms, but in a…
Let’s talk about mental health awareness Mental health awareness is such an important topic. Why? Because those of us who struggle with mental illnesses already have enough we’re trying to deal with. The last thing we want to have to do is defend ourselves to those who do not understand what it’s like to be us. I want to start…
Anxiety makes me awesome Yes, that’s right – my anxiety makes me awesome! Don’t worry, I haven’t lost my mind just yet… All I ever hear or read about are the struggles or negative impacts of living with anxiety. What about the good things it can bring to the table? No one ever talks about the positive side of anxiety.…
My Journey To Recovery If you haven’t already, before you read part II, check out Feeling Lost and Confused: Part I to start from the beginning of my journey to recovery. It’s been a little over a week since I wrote my post regarding my journey to recovery, and how I was feeling pretty lost and confused. Today I want…
The harsh truths about life I don’t know too many people who enjoy facing the harsh truths about life. There are so many of us wandering around lost, trying to find our purpose, or just trying to make it through this crazy journey of life. I happen to be one of them. I don’t mind the harsh truths about life,…