I wrote this a few days after November 5th after trying to understand why he was elected. I happened to be in the car with my husband driving home discussing it, and I looked at his website’s list of promises. One in particular was to build an iron dome around the country, and in one… Continue reading POV: Woman
At age 19, I was first diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Through therapy, I was able to see how it affected my life and how to live with it. I’ve learned in the last 10 years that it’s not something that goes away, but there were things that kept it from overwhelming me. I… Continue reading Living with PTSD
So, I went through five days of feeling flat recently, neither happy nor sad. I wasn’t able to feel happiness, though I really wanted to. The closest to happy I felt was when my daughter was awake and I was caring for her. I felt guilty for not enjoying it completely. She is pure joy. … Continue reading Fears vs Dreams
Sunflowers are symbols of hope and light. The movement to bring mental health from the shadows to public acceptance uses sunflowers as the icon for mental health awareness. Walt Whitman once said to keep your face towards the sun and the shadows will fall behind you. Sunflowers face the sun, and they symbolize the beauty… Continue reading Stigma and Shadows
I'm a new mom of a beautiful baby. In the last 6 weeks, my entire life has changed. Some parts I know have changed for good, but there are other parts that I'm not so sure about. You see, I experienced something after birth that only 1-2 women out of a 1000 experience during their pregnancies.