mental health
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I don’t like labels. I don’t even like my name (yay for pen names!). I am me. Thats the only label that matters. But I do have facets of my life. One of which is spirituality. It actually started organically as a child, but growing up in a catholic family, it was immediately shamed out…
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Everyone I hadn’t realized how long it had been since I had written a blog post and WOW I have a lot to catch you up on. But we will get to that in a bit, probably over a few posts. First things first, how are you? If you are in the USA, things are…
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So much. It means so much. I am so tired of people not understanding the absolute soul deep toll it takes to raise a child. Full credit to the multiple African cultures that created this and teach this. Dealing vs Ideal Yes, you can do it on your own, but no that isn’t how it…
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I struggle with staying positive. The whole psychological process of making your brain acknowledge that this moment, this hour, this day, this life, has positivity in it refuses to see it. But, I’m better at it. Despite the, sometimes, crippling anxiety I have learned how to find the “best” and make my brain accept that.…
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And how I want. And in the way that is best for me. And at my own pace. And from the institutions that I want. Why am I learning, continually, at my age? Because I love to learn! I talked about this a bit in a few posts, but doing what makes you happy is…
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This thought, this feeling, is completely valid. You aren’t a horrible person, you aren’t a failure, there is nothing wrong with you.
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I feel like single moms often dismiss or undervalue our “wins”. I am still in the habit of doing this, but I am more mindful of it now. Why is it important though? Because the name of the game is ‘consistency’ and the reward is our very important friend ‘dopamine’. Celebrate! No, really, you need…
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Well, if you’re asking this question already I would say you shouldn’t. But lets get into it a bit more. I recently went through an incredibly challenging decision. To leave my family completely. Cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, everyone. Why? They support Trump. That makes them Nazis and Fascists. They would not even have a…
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Burnout. I just thought I was failing, broken, useless. My career dreams were dashed, I was angry and disappointed, I doubted my abilities and I just didn’t have the energy anymore. I didn’t realize that I was in burnout. Mostly because I kept comparing myself to others (there are other moms out there who have…