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
Spring Hope in Holland, MI
A tiny little purple ray of spring hope…. I have a few crocuses planted in our front yard. Each year I look eagerly to see if, just if they have come up yet. They are a …
Doom, Gloom and Scrolling For News
Are You A Doomscroller? If you binge on news or social media in search of the scoop about the latest political pronouncement, tragedy, crisis, or disaster you just might be a doomscroller. Doomscrolling typically starts …
Mindful of Judgement
Mindfulness is simply being aware A mindful judgement example: Have you noticed the cost of groceries these days? I was shocked recently with some of the prices on the shelves here in Holland, MI. And …
Helping A Wounded Heart Heal
Care Taking In this happy heart month of February not everyone has a happy heart to share with others. This is a challenging time for many of us for all kinds of reasons. It is an …
Imagine…Take 2…
Just Imagine...History Repeats Itself…. Back on 12/31/2017 I published a blog post titled ‘Imagine’ that seems unfortunately to sum up my current state of being: “I feel rather demoralized when I turn on the news and watch …
Why Do The Holidays Make Me Depressed And Anxious?
I want to feel joy but my holiday depression and anxiety get in the way! The holiday season is supposed to be a fun time of year full of parties, family gatherings and celebrations. But instead …
Midlife High Intensity Drinking + The Holidays = Risky Consequences
Are you a high intensity drinker? Did you know that high intensity drinking is a high-level form of binge drinking? To binge drink means a woman consumes 4 or more drinks in a single drinking episode …
Coping with Election Anxiety Stress and the Holidays…
What am I goanna do? Do you know that 59% of us are worried about having political disagreements and tension at our Thanksgiving tables? And 23% of people surveyed are considering not celebrating Thanksgiving with their …
Mental Health Awareness: Election Grief
Why am I so out of sorts, numb, angry, even sad? Believe it or not but election grief is a real thing. There are many kinds of losses. Most of our understanding of grief however is …
Mental Health: Coping With Post Election Stress
For your mental health what choices will you make? Election day has finally come and gone. It’s been a very long election year filled with so much intense emotion. We are all weary and …
Civility Is Vital For Your Mental Health
We the people…how do we bring civility back? The great political divide in our country has influenced so many parts of our lives including our perceptions of “facts”, our friendships, our world view and our ability …
Looking for a way to improve your mental health?
Just go connect with nature and listen to the birds! Birds are all over, almost everywhere and give is a way to easily connect with nature. Research shows that being out in nature is associated …
- Mindful of Judgement
- Helping A Wounded Heart Heal
- Imagine…Take 2…
- Why Do The Holidays Make Me Depressed And Anxious?
- Midlife High Intensity Drinking + The Holidays = Risky Consequences
- Coping with Election Anxiety Stress and the Holidays…
- Mental Health: Coping With Post Election Stress
- Civility Is Vital For Your Mental Health
- Looking for a way to improve your mental health?
- Is The Extreme Heat Causing You Stress?
- It’s so unfair….
- Do you have anxiety about the upcoming election?
- Imagine…Take 2…
- Why Do The Holidays Make Me Depressed And Anxious?
- Mental Health: Coping With Post Election Stress
- Civility Is Vital For Your Mental Health
- Looking for a way to improve your mental health?
- Is The Extreme Heat Causing You Stress?
- It’s so unfair….
- Does The Time Change Cause Seasonal Depression?
- Journaling To Cope With Depression
- Why Do People Develop Depression?
- Improve Your Depression By Getting Exercise!
- My Wise Mind
- Tender Times…
- The Gate to Happiness: Self-Compassion
- The Key to Handling Impermanence
- Dealing With Life’s Challenges
- Time and the Grief Process
- Four Years Ago…
- When Breath Becomes Air
- Happy Father’s Day Dad
- Missing Family…
- A Season of Remembrances
- Riding the Waves of Grief
- Releasing Grief
- Dealing With Life’s Challenges
- That change horse ride again…
- Skilled Operator…
- Mindfulness and my Gurney cat
- That change horse ride again…
