Mental Health Blog
This mental health blog reflects many years of life in my neck of the woods. You’ll find things I’ve learned and gone through, thoughts and tools that have helped me along my midlife journey.
You will find a variety of topics on these pages. Many are linked to my therapy specialities. Lot’s are just about life, plain old life and living it at midlife.
Rest assured I have not invented the wheel here on these mental health blog pages. I’ve collected stuff along the way of my life’s journey. That includes information, coping tool ideas, practical notions and tidbits of wisdom which you will find in this library of blog posts.
Writing is a tool in itself. Especially when it comes from your heart. It helps solidify knowledge, and recognize emotions too. Also, it helps to validate experiences and is a release as well. Writing has been an important coping tool for me. It is one you just might want to give a try.
My blog I offer to you straight from my heart in hopes you can relate and know you are not alone. I hope you find some encouraging words, coping tools and ideas to tuck away and use as you navigate through your midlife journey!
Jude
A Little Gray Reminder
Yesterday while I was in the midst of preparing a turkey dinner for us to enjoy my husband came across a small gray striped kitty in our woods in distress. We were able to catch …
Happy Thanksgiving
This season of thanks it is also a reminder of loss. It is important to allow ourselves an opportunity to pause and reflect and feel, yes feel the pain of our sadness. There will be …
Be Kinder Than You Feel
I picked a few coasters with some inspirational sayings on them this summer on a fun shopping trip with my girlfriends. “Always be kinder than you feel” is on the top of the pile and …
Safety in Pins
This week’s election results have left me in shock filled with fear for the future of our country. It appears like most of us I did not see just how much unrest there is inside …
My Crystal Ball
I often don’t like how life unfolds and want life to unfold my way. It can be with big or little things too that I object. This week I’ve been challenged a bit getting through …
Momentary Simple Pleasures
Dunkin and I are sitting on the back porch this afternoon watching the sun stream though the windows. The sun has such brilliance this time of year due to the angle it falls to the …
Run Hide Fight
This week my office had active shooter training. This is a first for me to experience. It left me a bit spell bound. This isn’t a big city that I live in nor is it …
Skilled Operator…
Being or been bullied? Manipulators come in all shape and sizes and colors too. My dearest little McAllister is a clever little manipulator. Just this morning yet once again she managed to spit …
Old Lady Toes…
This spring my sister informed me that I had “old lady toes”. And to tend to hers she now has “yoga toes” which means she puts polish on them to hide her old lady look. …
Me and my kitties…strolling down the avenue…
This summer being home trapped in “La Casa De Tres Gatos Locos” other wise known as “the house of three crazy cats” I’ve grown closer to my three furry little ones. We’ve enjoyed each others …
To Bully or not to Bully…
“Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort. Bullying can take the form of physical contact, words or more subtle actions. The bullied individual typically …
Dunkin…Dunkin…Dunkin…
Oh my little Dunkin, Dunkin, Dunkin, a-one-a-more-a time you teach me lessons I need to learn! This morning my little Dunkin once again demanded attention of me at yet another time I really wanted to …
