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
Mental Health Awareness Month: May
Your Mental Health Matters Did you know that your mental health is essential for your overall well being at every stage of your life? That being said it makes good sense then to invest time and …
Holland MI: Do You Have Mental Exhaustion?
Just what is mental exhaustion? Mental exhaustion happens when your mind is tired, exhausted or fatigued. It’s a drain on your brain that happens when you are frequently on red alert or stressed out or …
April Is Alcohol Awareness Month!
Together let’s increase your alcohol awareness Alcohol awareness question 1: Do you know how an alcohol drink is measured as in I only had one or two? Alcohol awareness is important to have. Well, here …
Take A Mental Health Break
Go listen to the song birds Hey West Michigan the song birds are back! And, they are very happily singing away outside. Give yourself a mental health break and do go have a listen. On my …
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 …
- Holland MI: Do You Have Mental Exhaustion?
- Take A Mental Health Break
- Spring Hope in Holland, MI
- Doom, Gloom and Scrolling For News
- 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
- Take A Mental Health Break
- Spring Hope in Holland, MI
- Mindful of Judgement
- Helping A Wounded Heart Heal
- 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?
- Grief Is Hard Work
- A Time of Anniversaries…
- Giving Thanks And Experiencing Grief
- 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…
- The Key to Handling Impermanence
- Dealing With Life’s Challenges
- That change horse ride again…
- Skilled Operator…
- Mindfulness and my Gurney cat
- Dealing With Life’s Challenges
- That change horse ride again…
