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A road with promises and potholes
A little over four years ago I decided what I wanted to be. Life is weird like that, isn’t it? We exist, we try our best, and then one day we realize what we should be… Read more
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Self-Acceptance on the Spectrum
If I were a tree mental illness would be layered in each of my rings. It’s not something topical that can be fixed, nor should it. If you take it away I wouldn’t be me. It’s… Read more
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Our Pregnancy Loss Story
We’d been counting down the days until our second ultrasound. We were overwhelmingly excited in the best possible way. My husband and I walked into the ultrasound room filled with hope and anticipation. We were finally… Read more
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I won’t be a puppy today
I want to tell you a story. I’ll start by introducing myself. I have a lot of names; when we wake up my name is “Good-Morning-Cisco”, when her heart beats too fast my name is “Cisco-I-Need-You”,… Read more
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Bipolar Disorder and Friendship
Today I want to talk about friendship. Someone recently said to me; “You’ll lose all your friends if you keep posting about being bipolar. No one wants to be seen with a crazy person.” If you… Read more
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Self-Care on My Cell Phone
Mental health matters. Self-care matters. Most of us always have a cell phone within reaching distance. I want to help you turn your cell phone into a self-care tool for your mental health. Self-care is a… Read more
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How I Create Normalcy During Isolation
I’m a housewife, farmer, and blogger who is living with bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. For me becoming socially isolated is commonplace. Mental illness often causes me to isolate for days, weeks, or even months.… Read more
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So You Think OCD Jokes Are Funny
People have been making a lot of “hand washing OCD” jokes lately. I see them on Facebook, I see them on Twitter, I see you sharing them. I want to tell you something. I actually have… Read more
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I Write About Mental Illness Because People Tell Me I Shouldn’t
I’m living with bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. I share my experiences with mental illness openly on my blog and social networks. In the beginning it was a nice way to spread awareness and show… Read more