November 9, 2021 When did “crying out loud” become a bad thing? I’ve been crying a lot lately. I’m not talking about just a tear or two over a sappy movie or holiday commercial. No, I’m…
October 25, 2021 How to handle getting ambushed by diet culture I will always look back at 2021 as the year I opted out of diet culture for good. I said farewell to yo-yo dieting,…
October 20, 2021 Ending the stigma around kids and mental illness Two children have chronic, potentially life threatening diseases that require hospitalization. One illness impacts the body. That child may get cards, balloons, calls, visits…
October 6, 2021 What it’s like to have a skin picking disorder I have dermatillomania. That is a terrible name. Anytime a diagnosis has “mania” in it, you know it’s not good. There’s another name for…
September 30, 2021 Do you know how to handle a mental health crisis? When a physical health crisis arises, like a sudden illness, injury or accident, most of us know what to do. First there are obvious…
September 15, 2021 Crystals 101 and a look at my favorites Xage and I recently had the opportunity to take a Crystals 101 class over Zoom with one of my close friends from high school….
August 12, 2021 Please stop this ride. I want to get off! It’s back to school time. We should be shopping for clothes, picking out backpacks and having some last-minute summer fun to help ease the…
August 2, 2021 How to love someone with depression I have the utmost empathy for anyone living with major clinical depression – especially treatment resistant depression. I have a front-row seat to this…
July 29, 2021 Would your life be improved by a recovery day or two? Like the incredible Ms. Simone Biles, I am a huge believer in recovery days for both adults and kids. I’ve always been a fan…
July 20, 2021 How to escape from the prison of diet culture In a recent post, I promised a follow-up piece about diet culture and how to escape from it. Make no mistake, diet culture is…
