Tag: Seasonal Depression

• Darkness and Light

  

  I feel like I’ve been living in some paradoxes lately. Simply put, a paradox is a situation/statement that lives in contradiction (two opposites that can be true at the same time). On one hand, I’m still so so grateful for the life that God has given me. I absolutely LOVE where we live. I’m still…

  Courtney

  December 6, 2024

  Anxiety, Camp Life, Depression, Faith, Family, Gratitude, healing, Health, Husband, Jesus, Kids, Love, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Prayer, PTSD, Reflection

  Advent, Anxiety, Christmas, Depression, Faith, family, Gratitude, Hope, Jesus, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Seasonal Depression, Winter

• Life is a Paradox: Hard AND Beautiful

  

  Just a warning… this is pretty long. I started this post a week ago and just had the mental energy to pick it back up. These past few weeks have been hard and honestly just plain weird. I know I said that last time I wrote, but it continued. We have had a lot of…

  Courtney

  November 23, 2024

  Depression, Exercise, Family, Health, Healthy Habits, Holidays, Holistic, Homeschooling, Joyful Movement, Kids, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Nutrition, Reflection, Thanksgiving

  Anxiety, Depression, Education, family, Health, Healthy Habits, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Homeschooling Teenagers, Mental Health, Mental Illness, parenting, Raising Teenagers, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Seasonal Depression, Wild + Free, Wild + Free Mama

• Learning to Control the Chaos in My Head

  

  I feel like I’ve lost sight of a lot the past week or two. Last year (especially in the fall), my relationship with Jesus grew to a whole new level. I was spending time with Him every single morning without fail… praying for a long time, spending time in His Word, and worshiping Him. I would worship…

  Courtney

  February 4, 2024

  Anxiety, Depression, Faith, Family, Goals, Gratitude, Health, Healthy Habits, Holistic, Homeschooling, Kids, Mental Health, Mental Illness, PTSD, Reflection, Wild + Free Mama

  ADHD, Anxiety, Education, Emotional Dysregulation, Faith, family, Gratitude, Health, Healthy Habits, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Seasonal Depression, Wild + Free, Wild + Free Homeschooling

• Finding My Way

  This week has been somewhat rough for me in many ways. I went several nights not getting quality sleep (and not enough hours either). I have been anxious (more than I’ve been in quite a while), and have felt the heaviness of depression starting to settle a bit. Not as bad as usual, but it’s…

  Courtney

  January 26, 2024

  Brave Writer, Camp Life, Charlotte Mason, Exercise, Faith, Family, God’s Creation, Gratitude, Health, Healthy Habits, Holistic, Homeschooling, IEW Fix It Grammar, Joyful Movement, Nature Studies, Teaching Textbooks, Wild + Free Family, Wild + Free Mama

  Anxiety, Anxieyt, Charlotte Mason, curriculum, Education, family, Gratitude, Health, Healthy Habits, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Mountain Living, Mountains, Playing in the Snow, Seasonal Depression, Snow, Wild + Free, Wild + Free Family, Wild + Free Homeschooling