Depression can come into your life in two different ways, through chemical changes in your body or through situations. Mine has been brought on…
Suicide Prevention
On June 30, 2017, I combined high doses of 2 medications in an attempt to end my pain by suicide. To my surprise, I…
Lifting Myself Up
For the last 3 weeks I have been a patient at a mental health hospital on a inpatient basis. My family, nor I, ever realized…
Binding Hope
Hopelessness is not only an emotion that abuse victims experience. Every day we open our eyes and envision what the day may bring. As…
Becoming Real
I love the Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams. Through the love of a small boy, the Velveteen Rabbit becomes “Real”; even though he was…
Empowering Empathy
I have found that some days are harder to get through than others. It may be that I have less energy, or the…
Break it to Change it
Having faith as you go through challenging times is hard. For me the hardest part is being faced with the unknown and believing that…
Small and Simple
Patience is a virtue, but is hard to hold on to during life’s challenges. I have been having a hard time being patient…