It was so delightful that you could smell the perfume of joy sweep the room. She was in her 30’s and had been diagnosed with a psychotic illness. Voices in her head were her constant companion. She was into some New Age stuff mixed with Catholic teachings and a liberal dose […]
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I loved to watch planes as a child. On the farm in which I grew up on we would often get fertilizer spread by aeroplane. It was exciting to see that noisy plane swoop low over the fields and hills and see trails of white powder spreading over the landscape. […]
‘Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never harm me’ is a fallacy. Words can hurt. They can cut right to the core of your being and can echo around and around in your mind and drive you to despair. Just think of the abuse of text bullying. […]
Sometimes I think I am like a cow. I ruminate over things, chewing my thoughts this way and that. Trying to extract something good out of them. Much of my life I have worked on farms, I even have a University Degree in Agriculture. I humorously call this my first […]
New? Find out more about me or subscribe to site updates via RSS feed, or email by clicking on the yellow book to your right and get a free eBook on Depression. Thanks for visiting! My shoulder muscles are sore, and so they should be. Yesterday I spent the day […]
This week I put this image out through my Social Media channels I have been increasing my use of images to get my message across. I like working with images, they can convey so many different ideas all at once. One of my highlights this year was guest posting on Jeff Goins […]
Problems! We all have them, and they can so often create incredible amounts of pressure and stress. A small problem for one person can seem like a mountain of stress for another. The problem can feel too big, and that there is no way of solving it. People also come to you with […]
When the crisis hits, you need someone who believes in you. Someone who will be like a rock of confidence. While you are shaky and weak, they are steady and sure. For that next step in recovery, you have to know someone is there, right beside you. Not to […]
Want to change? Most people want to change without having to do the work. Give me the pill, wave the magic wand, say “abra ka dabra,” and then everything changes. I don’t believe that mental health miracles happen overnight. Change and recovery take work and time. In those who do […]
When you are trying to change a default thinking habit or behavior, it is like learning to drive on the other side of the road. It’s hard work. Whether you drive on the left or the right, changing your thinking is difficult. It must be very frightening for foreign drivers […]