“Trust even the bleak times. When you reach the end of the tunnel, then you will know why this all had to be.” – Melody Beattie, Journey to the Heart Lately, I have spent quite a bit of time thinking about hope; wondering what hope is, what it means to hope and how hope is […]
Everyday: A Work in Progress
Lately I have been feeling a bit sad and overwhelmed with memories, hopes and dreams that have been put on hold or are clearly not playing out as I had imagined, so I thought this blog post would be about the sadness that wells up in me from time to time. Then I began to […]
Ad-Mission Impossible
An armed security guard was our escort to the ward. As I followed my son and the guard, it was obvious that the path they chose to walk took us through the deepest bowels of the hospital. At one point it felt as though we had stepped back in time, as we walked through a […]
The Monster Under my Bed
FEAR is the monster that lives under my bed. I think he’s green, but he could be orange or even purple, hard to really tell since when he shows up it’s quite dark in my world. It’s scary, he often shows up out of the blue and without much warning. I have lived with some […]
Two Newbies Walk into the ER…
There are times in everyone’s life where suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere a brick hits them on the side of the head and sends their head into a perpetual 360 degree circle. Spinning round and round and round. That exact thing, sans brick and true 360 degree rotation, happened to me the night I first […]
Gaining Momentum
Wow! What an adventure this blog has been already! Thank you all so much for reading, sharing, tweeting and most importantly talking about this blog! I have several reasons for sharing this experience with others, but the most important reason is to start the conversation. AND keep the conversation going! I have been completely humbled […]
The Stigma: Blame, Shame and Secrecy
In my experience, I have found there to be a negative social stigma associated with mental illness and it is a stigma ladened in blame, shame and misperceptions. I have also found there to be a real lack of formal support for those dealing with or supporting others through a mental illness crisis. One of […]
Welcome to my World
Welcome to my world: I am a mom who has been supporting a child through mental illness and the system of facilities, programs, processes, private insurance and public assistance for the last 2 years plus. The information contained in this blog is based on personal experiences, lessons learned and helpful tools adopted to best support […]
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