Tag: Mental Health
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Seasons Change…
Seasons are changing… and life has come full circle for our family. These past few weeks/months have been a roller coaster. I guess that’s life. We put the boys in school in August. I dropped Karis off 7.5 hours away at her university the next day. I was working quite a bit but was struggling……
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Feeling a Little Scattered
This week has been kind of crazy. I guess that’s life. I started feeling bad about a week ago. I’m sure that it started as bad allergies, but it has developed into a pretty bad sinus infection. And I worked a lot of active hours through it all. Saturday, I did The Carry workout that’s…
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Our Limits Tell Us Important Things About Ourselves
Today was such a life-giving day! It was just what I needed. It started with some quality time with Jesus and time with the boys before they went to school. I made homemade whole wheat pumpkin banana muffins for the boys and me. So good! I had therapy at 10:00, and it was incredibly helpful.…
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Leaning On the Everlasting Arms (of Jesus)
This week has been hard. Sunday, I was so depressed. I had physical exhaustion from it. I took a hike with Robert thinking that it would help, but instead, I got more exhausted. I worked that afternoon, and it took every ounce of energy to do that. I made it through with God’s Grace. Something…
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My Complicated Mental Health
My mental health is very complicated. I have a LONG history of struggle. Not just a little bit of struggle. Severe struggle. Trauma, hospitalization (multiple times), not being able to keep a full time job, severe anxiety with major physical symptoms, rehab/alcoholism, and on and on. It has been hard to even determine what my…
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To Know Him and Make Him Known
I hope to start writing more soon, especially after Outdoor Ed season. We still have some busyness coming up between the boys starting school, taking Karis to college, and busier days as I’m working Outdoor Ed/Rec a lot more than usual. Anyway. This past week has been super productive and formative in how things will…
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“Cease Striving” + Simplifying & Letting Go Even More
I had an appointment with my psychiatric nurse practitioner/therapist today which was so helpful. I’ve struggled off and on all summer. I will feel better, then the anxiety and depression will hit out of nowhere. Life is so good right now. I feel like I’ve hit a “sweet spot” through the decisions that I’ve made…
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Mental Health Growth & Healing: What Have I Learned?
I have been on a mental health healing journey for YEARS. It has been VERY up and down (as I’ve shared a million times). I haven’t had mild mental illness. I have been inpatient and outpatient in mental health hospitals, developed alcoholism, have been in rehab, haven’t been able to keep a long-term full-time job,…
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I’m Okay
I have been struggling so much the past several weeks. When this happens, I begin feeling a bit panicked because of my past. If you know anything about me… you know that I had YEARS of extreme mental health struggle. I have been doing SO well since about late February/early March. I tend to do…
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4 Mile Race and General Wellness
Challenge and Joy My brain has been struggling a bit more lately, but I will always have days and weeks of anxiety (and sometimes depression). It’s just how my brain is. But I KNOW how to take care of myself now. I haven’t been working out as much or eating quite as well lately, but…
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