Inspiration & Perspiration

I have been researching for the past 2 days on how to follow up my next post and make it as interesting as my last. This may not be as gut-wrenching and tear worthy as my first post, but I have found an interview with Psychiatrist, Dr. Robi Ludwig that I feel I can add some helpful coping commentary (I would say "mechanisms", but the Doc came up with the tools, I'm just adding my 2 cents and comedic relief.) to. I know I have used a few to help myself in the past. Now, for some of you who have been or know someone who has suffered with depression, you will know that we have incredible "highs" where we feel untouchable. We can conquer the world with just a lift of our pinkie finger. Those phenomenal "highs" are followed by those melancholic "lows", where we are as moody as a teenaged girls sleepover and feel like we can accomplish nothing. Sometimes these "lows" can be avoided or staved off. I do not recommend opting out of profe...

As the end of each year approaches we ready ourselves for new chapters and new changes we want to make in our lives. To turn the page and start the next year with a clean slate. As 2016 came to it's end, there were so many things for me to look forward to- my beloved Granny coming down for a much anticipated visit. She would be here for her great granddaughters birthday and Christmas. On the outside, you would've thought my life were perfect, and for the most part it was. My daughter is smarter and more beautiful than I could of ever hoped she would be and it wasn't for lack of parenting on all parts. My relationship with my parents, which was once very tumultuous, had blossomed into a wonderful and reliable means of emotional support. I had a beautiful home, a dog, and a from what everyone thought, the perfect relationship with my child's father. Behind closed doors, we were failing miserably at making one another happy. It was a long time coming so, to make a...