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Can Bullet Journaling Help This Neurodivergent Mom?
I have never been a person that used a planner. I mean, I obviously would buy the planners, pens, and stickers. But they would just accumulate dust. Or I’d give it to one…
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Mental Illness isn’t Inspirational.
The truth is that I’m not okay. As someone that writes about her journey with mental illness, I like to tie it in a nicely wrapped bow. I have masked the truth with…
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Finding Healthier Habits
Well, I’m surviving without social media. Please read that sarcastically because of course, I can survive without it. But, it doesn’t mean it hasn’t been an adjustment. Ugh … I sound very millennial…
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Going Back to Basics
I quit social media yesterday. Well, that sounds kind of dramatic. I didn’t delete or de-activate any of my accounts. But, I did remove all the apps from my cell phone. Facebook. Instagram.…
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Moms, The Mess is Okay
It doesn’t matter where you look in my house. There are no Pinterest-worthy spaces. Trash is everywhere besides the garbage bin because it is too full to put anything else in there. The…
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The Dark Side of Intrusive Thoughts
How Could I Have These Thoughts? Have you ever been immobilized by an intrusive thought that comes out of nowhere? An idea that could be so dark it scares you? After giving birth…
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Mental Illness Does Not Define You as a Parent
Parenting through mental illness can be difficult. It can alter how we view ourselves as parents. In the darkest days, we think of ourselves failures, unworthy of loving, and providing for our children.…
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Planning for the Apocalypse
I’m not a planner. I don’t organize for tomorrow or the days to come. I tackle the day, moment by moment. It doesn’t matter how prepared I am, the unexpected will, and always…
