I took a significant break from my memoir for the month of March. I spent the time engrossed in a few writer’s workshops and got some much-needed mental boosts. Then, the…
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Thank you to everyone who read and commented on the last blog post I Want To Write, But What About My Shame? Yesterday I had my best day for views and…
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First, a disclaimer. I am not a therapist, psychiatrist, doctor, or anyone with expertise in mental illness. The views here are my own. They may trigger emotions. I am going to…
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I am taking a wonderful writer’s workshop/workout with Nadine Kenney Johnstone on Monday’s. It is closed off for membership for the time being, but it is worth watching her website to…
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Mental Health Planning and Writing Writing Bipolar Writing ResourcesWhy My Writing Workshops Have Been Better Than Therapy
I have been in therapy for years. Some therapists were better than others. BUT, I have never come out of a therapy session on a realistic cloud nine. Not an “oh…
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TRIGGER ALERT – Eating Disorder Before Karen Carpenter the truth wasn’t out in the world, afterwards, I just ignored it. Eating Disorders can creep up on you. Throughout my life, they…
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Freedom and Independence Mental Health Writing BipolarWrapping Up 2020, My Horrible, Wonderful Year
At the beginning of 2020, no one knew what was in store. Glenn and I had plans to travel to multiple countries when we weren’t basking in the sun in our…
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I got here, today, now, by putting one foot in front of the other. Well, sometimes crawling, dancing, skipping, and falling off a cliff. Life throws everything at us, in dribs…
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In San Miguel de Allende, our Parroquia, or parish church, stands proudly sentinel over the main town square, the Jardin, like a pink tiered wedding cake. Its Gaudi like design and…
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Here I am sitting at my computer that is on its last legs, coming down from a high of a great week-long ADHD Writers Workshop and realizing that as my computer…