Recent news of wealthy celebrities ending seemingly picture perfect lives shocked the world. For those of us who understand exactly how mental illness consumes lives, sadly, it really wasn’t as surprising as it should have been. Kate Spade was one of my favorite creators. It’s devastating using was after her infamous name. She had such […]
Living Your Best Life With God’s Promises
Depression is a beast that has plagued me often. I would call myself a high-functioning depressive, along the lines of that high-functioning alcoholic I once was. There are so many days that move along nicely, the ones with lots of scratch marks through the long list of to-do items. I love those days filled with […]
How to Recover From Emotional Eating Binges
It’s no secret around here I struggle greatly with depression which unfortunately often leads to emotional eating. Those of us who deal with mental health and food addiction issues often find ourselves in a valley of hopelessness and exhaustion. I’ve been there many times. Depression can manifest in different ways for each of us. We may […]
When Sickness Steals Our Faith
There have been so many times in my life that I doubted God. Most of these moments were directly tied to the difficult health circumstances of myself or someone I loved. That time I spent in the hospital in my early 20’s having my gall bladder removed. It was destroyed by months of binging on […]
21 Days of True Healing
Please note: I’m not a medical professional. This is my personal experience with the recently released program, The 21-Day Belly Fix by Dr. Tasneem Bhatia, widely known as Dr. Taz. I was blessed with a free copy of the book. Thanks to my sweet blogging buddy, Jennifer of Sheran Memories, for referring me to Dr. […]
When Depression Kills
One week ago today, I spent another day in bed capsized by the recurring depression I’ve shared so often here. However, this particular day will forever stand out to me. Around 6pm, my daughter came in to tell me Robin Williams, one of our all time favorite performers, was dead. I immediately googled the details […]