Over the past couple of days, I have been following along with the congressional hearings of the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee on mental illness and violence, being held in response to the December 2012 Newtown, Conn. shootings. I have read a number of stories, essays and blog posts by parents who are participating […]
No is Not the Right Answer
The following was originally published as a guest post on both The Mindstorm and Parents Like Us Club blogs on February 8, 2013. Chrisa Hickey is the “Master-Mom” behind both of these blogs. She is also the mother of a child with mental illness, a powerful advocate and a voice for all whom the mental […]
What to Expect, When you’re not Expecting
Our expectations are nothing more than the stories we create for the purpose of looking ahead at how we would like life to play out. (I wrote about expectations vs. hope here) As parents, we begin this expectation creation process from the moments after we find out we are going to bring a child into […]
Do the “Thing” that Scares You
The woman next to me at yoga doesn’t usually take the Boot Camp class, but it was so nice to see her there. Before class started, we talked at length about our children and tattoos (two of my favorite subjects). It’s always nice to chat with her; she looks me right in the eyes. We […]
The Art of Hope
“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 […]
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