Writing is my main method of self-expression. To me it is more than letters combined into words and words into sentences. It is art. It

I haven’t always been open about my mental health. As a teenager, I was desperate to maintain my reputation as a perfectly happy girl who

When I was pregnant with my son, I had a lot of lonely evenings. My husband worked a late shift, and after I got home

Most people have heard of post partum depression. But not as many have heard of post partum anxiety –or post partum OCD, which is a

There’s a quote I saw going around Facebook a while back. I don’t know who said it, but am grateful to whoever did for articulating

I while back I wrote a post about a “happy box” I created (here). I also wrote a post (here) about my ADHD and the reward

That elephant, or rather the whale, would be me. Because I feel like a beached whale right now.  Many of you know that I am

If you’ve been reading my blog the last couple months you know I’ve done a series of posts with “soup” in the title. Honestly the

*Edit: I have recently learned that this series also has detailed depictions of rape and sexual assault (not just the suicide scene). I have warned

I consider selfishness one of my greater weaknesses. My husband tells me he doesn’t think I’m selfish, but he doesn’t realize the battle I fight