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
Coping During Community Unrest
Learn coping tips for times of distress Many communities across the US are experiencing unrest and distress related to the unjust treatment of people who are Black in our country. Some people have experienced the …
Journaling To Cope With Depression
Add this helpful activity to your coping tool box! Did you know that journaling is an effective self-help coping tool you can use to help manage symptoms of depression? It is a way to pour out …
Why Do People Develop Depression?
Where does it come from? How do I manage it? It’s likely there are several different causes for why people develop depression. It may be a combination of factors for some people and no obvious …
Improve Your Depression By Getting Exercise!
Learn what exercise can do to boost your mood. Exercise has been shown to be as effective as antidepressant medication in treating mild to moderate depression. It is a powerful depression fighter because it promotes all …
Tips for Coping With Trauma Flashbacks
Finding Help When Your PTSD Trauma Resurfaces Trauma flashbacks are one of the symptoms those with PTSD experience. They can develop at any time, especially when you’re triggered by events that remind you in some way …
What Does Undiagnosed PTSD Look Like?
Do Seek PTSD Treatment If You Have These Symptoms After experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD can develop. It is a mental health condition that can often go undiagnosed or …
The News Triggers PTSD Trauma
Coping With Resurfacing Trauma Do you struggle with memories of past trauma that’s been triggered by recent news coverage? The current news and political climate can be more PTSD trauma triggering than ever! With all the …
Alcohol Plus Anxiety = More Anxiety
Learn why drinking does not help Do you drink alcohol as a way to calm your anxious feelings? I hate to be the bearer of bad news…but…while drinking alcohol sometimes seems like a helpful way to …
How Do I Overcome Relationship Anxiety?
She/He loves me? She/He loves me not? Do you find yourself wondering if your partner truly has feelings for you? Are you looking for constant reassurances from your partner? Do you aim to please at all costs sometimes …
Anxiety Therapy Tips For Taking in Bad News
How To Cope With Negative Media It just keeps on keeping on a comin’…more violence, more shootings, more deadly storms, more war, leaving more pain and suffering unfolding as we watch, read, scroll through it all …
Midlife Journey
Life challenges us in our midlife journey and rewards us too! Life is a journey filled with bumpy roads and unexpected turns as we traverse the mountains, hills and valleys of living. Our midlife journey is …
Gun Violence is a fixture…
I just read a chilling statement “Gun violence is a fixture in American life” published in the BBC News on April 16, 2023. It still stuns me to see in print what I’ve feared to …
