When Our Pain Defines Us

We all have them. The stories of what happened to us in the past; the trauma, the onset of mental illness, the break up, the major job loss, the divorce and the abuse. We tell these stories over and over and over again. We share them with friends, therapists, 12 step groups, yoga teachers, anyone […]

A Day In The Life With Depression

  It’s my voice but it is never kind to me. They are my thoughts but they never support me. All is dark, I am trapped, my body no longer moves the way it normally does. I have tunnel vision and the tunnel is very dark and very scary. I lose my ability to feel […]

When You Are Tired Of Being Brave

The other night when I was going to bed, I told my fiancee that I was not sure I could “do another day  like today.” He quickly asked me what I meant when i said that and I had to run away because I wasn’t brave enough to say it out loud….I can’t take pain like […]