Tag: mental-health
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Welcome to my art museum
Read more…: Welcome to my art museumIt is “that time of year” again. The fall holidays are already being overshadowed by Santa. I had a mini panic attack when I turned the corner in Costco and walked into a Christmas tree…in September! Ugh. Is it another Thanksgiving without my mom and dad already? Is it the dreaded month of December again?…
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You won’t like me when I’m angry
Read more…: You won’t like me when I’m angryThere is truth in everything. Everyone has their own valid perspective and more than one thing can be true at the same time. I am not sure if I learned this from the Oprah show after school growing up or in therapy. Oh! And there are two sides to every coin. That might be from…
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You Hurt My Feelings
Read more…: You Hurt My FeelingsDo you remember the songs of your childhood? The ones your mom played in the kitchen while she cooked on Sundays and the songs that played on the radio while you were in the car? This will give away my age…I went to the Bee Gees tribute band concert this weekend in Atlanta. In full…
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The Worst Day of Your Life
Read more…: The Worst Day of Your LifeWhat if you knew you already had the worst day of your life? You may not know this, but the police process death by suicide like a crime scene. I was sitting alone in the aftermath of my husband’s death last year with two strangers, the policeman and the chaplain. My sister was 6 hours…
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Making & Taking Space
Read more…: Making & Taking SpaceI probably have had more mental health therapy than most people. So I feel like I have become the local “Lucy” from the Peanuts. For just 5 cents I can spill out some therapy to just about anyone or maybe it is more like that warm and fuzzy feeling we had in the 90’s when…
Comfort Food & the Dying Part 