Re-Parenting Your Inner Child
The scene I imagine is the one I was most scared of as a child: Chastain Park. Baseball fields. A spring evening at dusk. Every other kid on the team has been picked up. The Continue reading
Loneliness
Bruce Jenner: My 2 Cents
I assume I’m not alone in having watched Diane Sawyer’s interview with Bruce Jenner on Friday. In case you are Amish, I’ll fill you in really quickly: Bruce Jenner won the Olympic Decathlon in 1976 Continue reading
Riley, We Haven’t Forgotten You (with Podcast)
Six months ago, the world lost someone whose life was a testament to the power of perseverance. His name was Riley Sisson; he was 25-years-old; and he was my friend. But I’m being self-serving…More importantly, Continue reading
Beautiful, Beautiful You
Does the beauty of life ever overwhelm you? Do you ever have one of those days when everyone from the grumpy barista at Starbucks…to the slow driver on his phone in the fast lane of Continue reading
Silver Linings Playbook and Mental Illness
Many of you who read this blog already know this, but I’ve been out of work for the past 2 months for depression treatment. The two worst periods of depression in my life have also Continue reading
In Defense of YOU: Self Compassion
My friends, I feel like writing this post as a letter to you, whoever and wherever you are. It just feels right based on what I have to say today. Today I want to tell Continue reading
How To Help Someone with Mental Illness
It can be awfully hard to know how to help someone with mental illness! Take me for example: Saturday morning, I was comatose with depression on my couch for four hours, hoping for a stray Continue reading
Shame: Coming Out of the Closet
15 years ago, after 20+ years of fighting my raging mental battles, I finally found myself in a psychiatrist’s office…a place for “crazy” people, according to yours truly. I was embarrassed to be there in Continue reading
Hug a Transvestite
Now that I’ve hopefully enticed you to my blog through a manipulative, provocative title, I hope you’ll stay awhile. But back to transvestites. This morning, I had breakfast with a friend I’ve known for 25 Continue reading
Self Compassion Meditation
Last week, I had one of the more intensely damning experiences of my life. Perhaps someday I’ll share the details, but for now, suffice it to say that I’ve never had someone so explicitly condemn Continue reading