Mental Health

Going On Meds

Going On Meds

I’m starting a new decade on medication for anxiety and depression. For most of 2019, I felt mentally healthier than ever before, until I didn’t.

Depression Does not Discriminate

Depression Does not Discriminate

“When I finally felt ready for a second child, years later, I spoke to my therapist about preventative strategies in case PND started throwing its weight around a second time. I had notes and lists. I built a strong sense of identity as a woman and mother and felt...

Change Makers Book Launch

Change Makers Book Launch

Recently I grabbed an opportunity by the ovaries. It’s kind of insane-but not really- and it fills one of my lifelong dreams, to be published in a book. Change Makers, 20 Inspirational Stories from Women Making an Impact in the Lives of Others. My co-authors are...

Do you Struggle with Perfectionism?

Do you Struggle with Perfectionism?

It Starts When We're Young When I was in kindergarten I remember taking some sort of aptitude test. It required me to cut a circle out of a piece of red construction paper. I started cutting. The sides looked uneven so I snipped and trimmed again and again until I had...

I’m Not The Fun Parent

I’m Not The Fun Parent

I so badly want to be a more relaxed parent. One who can leave dishes in the sink and run around in the backyard after dinner. Unfortunately, as a recovering perfectionist and new mother of two, the kitchen is the only thing I can control in my life. So I NEED to have those dishes done or I’ll twitch.

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