One of the questions I get asked the most is: What do you do to take care of yourself? How do you deal with the stress of life, travel and, well, the recovery from mental illness? I have blogged, podcasted and vlogged extensively and passionately about my favorite...
Today’s my birthday!!!! Can we have a round of smiles and dance a little in our PJs while listening to Good Life by OneRepublic? Cool! Thanks for joining me in this silliness. I have to make a confession: I don’t usually celebrate my birthday at all. I...
As I’ve shared last week, I’ve slipped a bit when it comes to eating, exercising and not being on a diet. I lost a bunch of weight and then, as it happens, I gained it all back with unexpected binges – painful and scary. After more than 2 years of...
“I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see it. I...
I live for self-care. I breathe it. It’s what healed my eating disorder. It’s what made me let go of my past. It’s what’s patched my broken soul back together and it’s what keeps me grounded, loved and balanced on a daily basis. It’s a part of my life that I cannot...
When you feel afraid, know that you’re onto something. If you have a big dream, fear will always want to talk you out of it. Unless you’re in physical danger, you don’t need fear hanging around. Conversations with fear Go ahead and hear fear out. Listen. Then talk...
