I have taken some time to process this experience because I feel like it is important and needs to be shared. Having a person in your family with a mental illness is difficult, but it seems like help is so far away, even though so many places preach to contact them if you need it….
Category: Out of the Darkness
Lighting up the Dark Truth
Living Life in the New Year…
Most people take this time of year to reflect on the past year and think about all they have done or all they didn’t do. This year we get to reflect on this past decade. Like many people, I did not expect anything that came my way in 2019. As I think about all that…
Phone Calls and Panic
Over the few past years, things have been really tough. I am talking about packing my bags, getting on a plane, and hiding out in Australia tough. The “why have I made these life choices” tough. The “can I hit the reset button on life” tough. In my mind I have been expected to fix…
Guilt and Shame
I have known these emotions for as long as I can remember. They are ingrained in me. I am aware they are there. I have been working hard on undoing their damage so I can let them go. Every time I get to a comfortable point in life and I think I have finally kicked…
What You Don’t Know That You Don’t Know
I can not even tell you how many times over the past 8 years that I have felt defeated. Even more so in the past 5 or 6 years. There are a lot of things that I don’t talk much about. We all have those things that we filter because they are so dark or…