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
Beyond a village…
I am gratefully to have been able to work a few hours every day this week! Progress! It has felt sooooo good to get more of my life back! I still have to be very …
Rain rain go away…come again some other day…
It is raining today. We’ve needed the rain. I won’t have to finish watering the yard that my husband started yesterday! Yippee! I love crossing things off my “to do” list so easily. As I …
When Breath Becomes Air
Finality insights... A very kind person in my life gave me a book after she read it saying she believed in passing good books along to others and hoped I might do the same with this …
It takes a village…
It took a village of people for me to be able to walk down to my special spot to see the sunrise this morning. That village includes my wonderful husband, multiple health care providers for …
Gifts…
Gifts come in all sized packages and in all kinds of ways to us and often when least expected too. In the midst of my own health challenges my mom ended up with an emergency …
Oh say can you see…
By the dawns early light… What an absolutely beautiful Independence Day sunrise it was here this morning! I am so grateful for so very much today and that list starts with the beautiful sunrise I was …
Sunrise Life Lessons
My early morning sunrise walks have grown increasingly therapeutic for me over the last month. I would wager that there are no two sunrises alike just like they say that there are no two snow …
Life Lessons
I happen to believe that things do happen just as they are supposed to happen in our lives and that we learn a great many life lessons from each and every one of those happenings. …
Happy Father’s Day Dad
Dear Dad, It will be Father’s Day tomorrow and you will not be at the table once again to celebrate it with us. I miss you. This year your birthday, Father’s Day and my birthday are …
My get up and go, got up and went away!
Yes, my mind tells me it wants to be active doing things as I usually do and my body isn’t cooperating and keeps saying no way…I wish they would get it together! I had a …
My Yellow Brick Road
I love early morning walks. On the weekends I so enjoy taking my cup of coffee out for a stroll with me. A few weeks ago I went round the corner and added a second …
I Was Lost and Now I’m Found
Hallelujah! Found at last and not a moment too soon too! Our dearest little Dunkin’s very favorite baby had been missing for a couple of weeks till just a couple days ago. My husband …
