A disabled, chronically and mentally ill weirdo blogging about the sick life. Tips and tricks, rants, articles for friends, personal stories, understanding and support!
It's no secret I've been struggling the past 6 months with my health, and it's regrettably left me unable to write as many blog posts as I'd like. I feel like I'm treading water in the middle of the ocean without a boat in sight. So today I'm going to talk about how I've managed… Continue reading Treading Water in a Sea of Diagnoses
At age 22 my life is not at all what I thought it would be. I now own a seemingly excessive amount of medical equipment: 2 canes (folding and traditional), a simple walker, a rollator walker, shower chair, blood pressure cuff, 6 different types of braces (most of them in pairs for bilateral support -… Continue reading Learning to Love My Life with Disabilities
It's back to school time! For some of you, that's high school. For others, it's college. Maybe your kids are heading off to kindergarten or you're teaching in your own classroom for the first time! Empty nests, the freshman 15, new teachers and new schools. It's both an exciting time and a time of big… Continue reading To College or Not to College?
In case you haven't already guessed, I like to write... a lot. Over the years I've become an articulate person who can usually express what she needs to say and can find words for things that others can't. I've been asked to write books, articles, presentations, and I make it a point to write in… Continue reading When Words Fail, I Dance
I see the light that I'm chasing A memory, but it's fading When it's gone I'll be waiting Knowing it's too late There's no sugarcoating it: recovery is hell. It's not easy to make a complete lifestyle change and fight against actual chemical imbalances in your brain every second of every day. Even living in a… Continue reading How 1 Band Helped Form My Recovery
The best self-therapy I've ever had.
This is my calling in life, but I wasn't prepared for the hard parts.
So today I'm taking the time to make some fun and quick announcements and then answer some questions about myself to help you get to know me better! Coming up on Ungluing Stigma, we're going to have a surprise guest writer! I won't spoil who it will be, but they're just as passionate about ending… Continue reading The Face Behind Ungluing Stigma
PTSD... I wrote a blog post for the blog at the spa I work at. I'd like to encourage you to read it.
Last blog post I talked a little bit about what to expect when you're admitted to the psych ward. Now I'm going to talk about what it's like when you get home after a trip to the psych ward.
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