Mental Health

The Morning After

by Kathy on June 23, 2014 · 11 comments

in Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Coping, Faith, Friends, Gratitude, Grief, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Mental Health, Pain, Parenting, Peace, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Siblings, Suicide Prevention, Writing

I took this picture, at sunrise on Hilton Head Island, the morning after she died, before I knew she died. ~~~~~~~~~~ I woke up this morning groggy and immediately remembered the voicemail we received upon returning home from our wonderful vacation last night. It was from an old and dear friend’s best friend and I […]

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What Does it Mean to be Mentally Ill?

by Kathy on May 13, 2014 · 22 comments

in Accountability, Addiction, Anxiety, Background, Balance, Change, Communication, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Exercise, Family, Friends, Game Changers, Healing, Hope, Life, Love, Mental Health, Relationships, Sensativity

I have been thinking about this question a lot. Especially since being diagnosed with moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in November 2013. Me? Mentally Ill? Really? Seriously? Yes. Though it has taken me awhile to get used to living with this label, I am not ashamed of it. I have known and loved people with […]

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Glimpses

by Kathy on May 9, 2014 · 4 comments

in Balance, Bob, Communication, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Exercise, Family, Frustration, Game Changers, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting, Reality, Relationships, Sensativity

One of my favorite movies, The Family Man, a modern-day It’s a Wonderful Life, gives the main character a glimpse if what his life would be like if he was married to his college sweetheart, with kids, living in a house in New Jersey, verses he “real” life as a single, wealthy business man, who lives […]

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Courage

by Kathy on October 10, 2013 · 3 comments

in Coping, Courage, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Mental Health, Quotes

I am feeling off today and appreciate the sentiment on this plaque, which I bought at a craft fair last month. Wishing you peace and courage wherever this finds you, on this World Mental Health Day or any other day of the year.

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