It is so important to improve your mental health in college now! When I started my college career, I was at an all time low. I was 40 pounds overweight, struggling hard with anxiety and using food to cope. I was mentally at my wits end, and I knew something needed to change. By implementing the ... Read more
From Breakdown To Breakthrough With Anxiety
I hope I can spread awareness with my experience from breakdown to breakthrough with anxiety. Breaking the stigma and silence of mental health topics is very close to my heart. We have just celebrated the New Year and entered 2020, a new decade. I really celebrated this year and felt so ... Read more
15 Things I Did To Improve My Mental Health
Last year, there were 15 things I did to improve my mental health, that you can do too! Some of these were easy to do, others it took time, but I made it happen and I have benefited ever since. While there are many ways your family and friends can support you in improving your mental health, you ... Read more
My Journey to Being Forever Strong
2016 was one of the best years and one of the worst years of my life. It was one of the best because I graduated from College. It was one of the worst because two months after I graduated, I was in a bad car accident where I suffered from a mild traumatic brain injury, which ... Read more
Mental Health Medication: My Journey
Medication? To feel or not to feel? That is the question… I’m not into William Shakespeare’s work, or his play Hamlet but I always keep the quote “To Be or Not To Be” at my disposal. Plus, it rolls of my tongue. I’m more of a Grease movie or the Dirty Dancing type. But to give some context ... Read more
Setting Goals With Mental Illness: How You Can Stay SMART in the Face of Struggle
Mental illness is one of the most difficult challenges a person can face. It is running a marathon inside your head every single day, something that is taxing mentally and physically. It’s something an outsider cannot truly understand unless they’ve lived it. One of the hardest things ... Read more
5 Tips To Keeping Your Cool During A Crisis
Before I dive in on keeping your cool during a crisis, allow me to set the scene. Spring in New Hampshire brings warmer weather, brighter sunshine, and higher spirits, especially in my house. This momma adores being outside and thrives on Vitamin D. My kids don’t get a choice on if they “like” ... Read more
My Wild Postpartum Journey
This is my postpartum journey. I call it a journey because even though my youngest is 11 months, I’m still trying to get back to where I was. It really is a process. This is my story… I’m a mama of four. After my first two pregnancy’s, I always felt fine. I barely had any ... Read more