I am participating in Diane DeBella’s #iamsubject project http://www.iamsubject.com/the-iamsubject-project/. Here is my #iamsubject story. “I want to see your brave, show me how big your brave is” – Sara Bareilles At certain points in life we are all presented with opportunities to be brave. There are many ways to be brave but none tougher, […]
Tell the Truth
I been holding something in for a long time; maybe some of you will even be able to relate to this. Lately, it’s been weighing heavily on my mind. Every time someone inquires about my family and how things are going, I feel like I am not able to be 100% truthful. I’ve decided that […]
It’s Been A While….
It’s been a long time since I have posted to this blog. During the past several months I’ve written a number of posts, but never got around to publishing them. For me, it was a plus that I was still writing, even though I wasn’t sharing my journey with all of you. The last six […]
The Scars We Choose
Lately I have been thinking about the things we do in life to commemorate or to remember a period of time. There are many ways we remember these times; some choose writing about experiences, or photographing important memorable items and still others choose to create a memorial or select an artifact to serve as a […]
A Chat about Blogging, Mental Health and Stigma Shattering: Guest Podcast
Happy Memorial Day to all of my US Readers! This past week, I had the privilege and honor to represent Far From Paradise blog as a Podcast guest on my friend Darren’s blog Myriad of Ideas – a place to “Share and Learn”. During the podcast we chatted about blogging, mental health and shattering the […]
It’s Their Journey
Spring has finally sprung up here in the northeast USA. It has been a long, cold winter as it is every year. As much as I dislike the cold and grey days, it truly allows me to appreciate when winter breaks and spring arrives. There is a buzz that I feel, like I can actually […]
Happy Belated Birthday, Far From Paradise!
A couple of weeks ago (boy time does fly) this blog turned One Year old. It passed with very little fanfare and unfortunately without even a small celebration. Real life, as it is said, had gotten in the way. However, the anniversary of my first blog post is really something to celebrate and even more […]
The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
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 […]
Mental Illness in the Crosshairs
Over the past several months, there have been a number of incidents, tragedies actually, involving violence against unarmed, unsuspecting men, women and children. In these cases, some of the first reports that surfaced after the incidents were regarding the fact that the perpetrator “may” have had a background of either untreated or not effectively […]
