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Parenting Your Inner Riley

 July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 / by  Author Tim

When my friend Riley died, I reacted how I always react when someone dies: I went numb. Around me, people cried and told stories and cried some more and laughed and told some more stories, Continue reading

 1 Comment CategoriesDepression, Encouragement, General Mental Health, Self Compassion, Therapy, Tim's Home Remedies

Lessons from a Tattoo

 July 1, 2016July 4, 2016 / by  Author Tim

I got my first tattoo three years ago. I had always liked tattoos but knew that if I got a dolphin coming out of the waistband on my lower back, I’d probably regret it at Continue reading

 1 Comment CategoriesEncouragement, General Mental Health, Self Compassion, Therapy, Tim's Home Remedies

Our Beautiful Connectedness

 June 26, 2016February 15, 2017 / by  Author Tim

If you’ve read more than one paragraph I’ve ever written, you’ve picked up on the fact that I’m somewhat of a glass is half empty sort of guy. But allow me to depart from my Continue reading

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After Orlando

 June 19, 2016June 20, 2016 / by  Author Tim

My friend Matt, from California, texted me this week to say how much things like the Orlando shooting affect his moods. I understood what he meant. When I’m not doing well, I literally can’t read Continue reading

 2 Comments CategoriesAnxiety, Bi-polar Disorder, Depression, Encouragement, General Mental Health, Self Compassion, Suicide, Therapy

Wait, Don’t Shut Up

 June 12, 2016June 26, 2016 / by  Author Tim

My last post (which I have now deleted because I didn’t like the tone) was, well, an angry post. You see, I’ve been on the part of my own mental health roller coaster when I Continue reading

 1 Comment CategoriesEncouragement, For the Supporters, General Mental Health, Self Compassion

Forgive Yourself

 May 5, 2016June 26, 2016 / by  Author Tim

I talked to a long-time friend this week: He’s shut in his house with raging OCD. All of his friends have gradually drifted away. His final remaining friend jumped ship on him this week because Continue reading

 3 Comments CategoriesDepression, Encouragement, General Mental Health, Self Compassion, Therapy, Tim's Home Remedies

A Daily Dose of Death (and Grace)

 August 23, 2015August 23, 2015 / by  Author Tim

Let’s assume for a minute that this life is All There Is, that Death is The End. You get your 80 years, more or (much) less, but that’s the deal. One life; one death; done. Continue reading

 1 Comment CategoriesDepression, Encouragement, General Mental Health, Spirituality, Tim's Home Remedies

The Wisdom of Rust Cohle

 August 13, 2015August 14, 2015 / by  Author Tim

If you haven’t seen the HBO series True Detective (season 1) with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, quit reading right now, and go watch all 10 hours of it. Did you do it? Seriously, it’s Continue reading

 4 Comments CategoriesEncouragement, General Mental Health, Mantras, Self Compassion, Spirituality, Therapy, Tim's Home Remedies

Honor Your Realities

 July 26, 2015 / by  Author Tim

Every so often, I use my bathroom mirror for some other reason than to take shirtless selfies (according to my computer, “selfies” is either misspelled or not a word…get with it, MS Word!). Anyway, where Continue reading

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Tiny, Beautiful Things

 July 24, 2015July 25, 2015 / by  Author Tim

Last night, walking down the hall of the apartment complex where I am temporarily living, I passed a blue balloon. It was dancing down the hall without a string or any obvious owner. My first Continue reading

 1 Comment CategoriesEncouragement, General Mental Health

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