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
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 …
A Time of Anniversaries…
Covid and loss... On 3/10/20 we had our first case of Covid-19 here in Michigan. On 3/13/20 I noted in my appointment book that the Covid-19 virus is real…it was being openly talked about as …
Sparkling Wonders…
Mother Nature brought us a pretty blue sky with puffy clouds and sunshine today and a couple of inches of snow over night that left the trees all winter white. That is until the wind …
My Healing Journey…
Where has January gone…. for that matter where did 2021 go? Time marches forward seemingly faster every year I think! This month I have been able to work more deeply on grieving the multitude of …
A Day To Learn From
There are days of my life that I will not ever forget for various reasons. 9/11//01 is one of those…I recall the horror and fear I felt and the wondering what the foreign enemy would …
A New Year….beginning again….
I love watching old movies and especially during the holidays there are certain ones that are a must for me to watch. One of them is with Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman, “Bells of St. …
Happy Holidays to you!
My Dear Gentle Reader- May you have peace in your heart, Joy in your smile, A twinkle of curiosity in your eyes, And may you savor the world around you this holiday! Stay safe and well too- Jude
The Enemy Covid
800,473…According to the John Hopkins website, a staggering 800,473 people in the US as of 12/15/21 have died from Covid in less than 2 years. That number takes my breath away. In comparison, 405,399 …
Dark and stormy times…
It’s been a fairly dark and stormy year some days for me following a pretty difficult year before this one too. The year has been a painful one both emotionally and physically in a …
