Tag: mental health awareness
Updated on July 10, 2021
5 Lies My Anxiety Tells Me
Oh, anxiety. It means well. Those heart palpitations are great when your kid is seconds away from plunging off the couch. You weren’t planning on an ER trip, yet you can see it! You know your little one …
Posted on May 16, 2021
Math: Bereaved Parents Edition
One. The hour we spent next to you.Two. The number of hands and feet we dabbed onto that pad of blue ink.Three.The time on the clock when your little chest stopped rising and falling.Four. The number of days …
Posted on April 26, 2021
Dear Anxiety, I’m Not Thinking About You
Dear Anxiety, I’m not thinking about you.I hear you when you say I’m not good enough.I feel your frigid grasp.I see the world around me twirl in slow motion.My mind just won’t relax.I still carry the guilt, the …
Updated on April 12, 2021
Happiness: It’s Not Just For Everyone Else
“You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” As a kid, I heard this phrase often. I believed happiness was a privilege–some people deserved it. Other people deserved it. I didn’t. Does that sound familiar? …