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
Happy Spring
The crocuses are croaking up a storm brightening up my yard. It has been delightful to see some color emerging over the last couple of weeks. I’ve noticed a bit of a spring in my …
Guess What I Just Noticed…
BUDS! Yes, buds on a few trees and on our forsythia bush!! You know what that means…spring is on its way! I’ve had a few hopefully very hardy daffodils coming up for weeks now that …
Did you know….
Did you know that as of February 23rd there have been 85 mass shootings in the US since January 1st! The year got off with a literal bang in 6 different mass shooting locations in …
The Silence of Snow
Some moments are very easy for me to be in them, immersed and taking it all in. Some moments my mind takes me on trips far away from what is actually going on around me …
Happy Pizza Friday!
That’s what we do here at our house on Friday’s—eat pizza! So, it has become a tradition not only to eat it but to wish others a Happy Pizza Friday! We’ve consumed pizza in many …
Another year both gone and ahead…
Here we sit on the cusp of a brand-New Year watching the old one fad away. We may find ourselves wondering exactly where this next year will take us as we travel the road of …
Gifts
Wishing you the gift of peace this holiday season! The kind of peace that keeps you calm and centered and grounded when the world is full of its chaos around you. The kind of …
Fall a time of change…
It’s been a vivid and colorful fall this season here in West Michigan. There must have been an optimum combination of elements for such a gorgeous production that Mother Nature has provided this fall. Even …
Trust the Unknown…
That is today’s meditation title in Melody Beattie’s book, Journey to the Heart. It is a daily meditation book that I’ve read as a part of my meditation practice for several years now. Today’s …
Summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime…
Summertime… how in the world did it get to be August and mid-August at that? This summer I’ve given the still limited energy I have to connecting with family in person again…been way too …
Flickering as I go…
It has been a long time since I’ve written a post…frankly with all the horror going on in the world, the war in Ukraine and mass shootings here in the US plus my long haul …
A Super Stressed US
On March 22, 2022 I am pleased to report that The Holland Sentinel published this article I wrote on their opinion page. I decided to share it here as well. Jude Early this month …
