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Navigating the Blues
I have not been silent about my continuous bout with the blues. I’ve come to understand the importance of speaking out on the issues, acknowledging that I…
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Why I Dislike Photo Shoots! With a 2024 Update
I’ve waited a long, long, long time to take another professional headshot. And I had to come to grips with why–after all, I am checking off…
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Why May 27 is a significant day in my life…
This time last year—as I struggled to get work done as I entered my 1-year-anniversary as a full-time freelancer/entrepreneur—I visited my therapist for a tune up. I’ve…
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Getting Ahead Of Seasonal Affective Disorder (Depression)
My Happy Light is one of the ways I get ahead of seasonal depression. It’s that time of year…darkness comes earlier, the days are shorter, and…
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Honoring Mama (a part of my Mother’s Day series)
That’s me…with my mom sometime in the early 70s! I had planned to post this during my series of blogs…
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Senior Citizens and Depression: How Can You Help?
How can you help seniors with depression? I know I’m guilty of not always remembering the trials and tribulations senior citizens (usually those over 65 but sometimes…
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year (2013!) The first full week in 2013 was an incredibly good week for me…and I want to share what I’ve learned from it and…
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Naming your emotions
Naming your emotions and what causes them Do you ever suddenly feel sad? Angry? Down? One thing I’ve learned to do…and still need to practice doing…is…
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Change…and how it impacts depression
Sometimes I underestimate just how much change can feed into this emotional journey…sometimes prompting feelings of sadness, the blues and in some cases (usually with a few…
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Depression: When you feel better, do better…. (And when you don’t, take the pressure off of yourself and sit down)
Depression: When you feel better, do better…. And when you don’t, take the pressure off of yourself and sit down. Ever since I’ve come out of the…