At 56 years old, my mother was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Although this day still seems fresh in my mind, I can’t necessarily give the specifics of what the day was actually like. Looking back, it’s all so much of a blur. I’m Finally Ready To Talk About It. I remember getting the phone…
mental health
4 Things I Did To Get Out of My Worst Depression
I’ve had depression before, and it does run in my family. Luckily, after treating my depression with medication for about a year, I was able to get off the meds and find other things that were helpful for me. It wasn’t until 4-5 years later that I was experiencing it again (2021). But this time,…
Reminders To Give Yourself When You Are Struggling
When I first wrote this blog post, I had it in my archives with a very different title. I decided the original title might be a bit too depressing, and it may reveal a few things about myself that I’m simply not ready to talk about on my blog. Here are some reminders to…
The Most important lessons I’ve learned in Therapy
I feel as though I could write a short novel with all the things I’ve learned during my therapy journey so far. It has officially been 1 year since I started seeing my therapist and I can’t even begin to explain the gratitude and relief I have felt during that time. Because I have passed…