It was March, the day before spring break. I was looking forward to seeing Jill Scott perform in Macon, GA, the following week. As I had feared though, COVID-19 changed all of that. And more. I was at my clinical rotation when Alabama was notified of its first confirmed case of COVID-19. It’s all anyone was talking about, so my […]
Why am I staying on a diet that has been described as difficult, monotonous, and unhealthy? This decision breaks from statements in my last post. However, after months of researching the science that both support and slam this diet, I have determined that the benefits outweighs the disadvantages for me. I have been on this diet for eleven weeks. During […]
Everybody deals with anxiety and depression; however, some people have a difficult time in managing it. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and every day anxieties. When facing a current or upcoming task that overwhelms you with a lot of anxiety, the first thing […]
A few days ago i was shocked that someone would drop the suicide hotline number in reply to me, but hey, they don’t know me from Adam as my mom used to say. I didn’t stop to think that expressing I could relate to someone’s need to isolate could be taken as a cryptic cry for help. Well, isolation is […]
In Jan 2017, I learned just how cruel and relentless anxiety could be. In all my 50 plus years, I never knew it could present in such a debilitating form. But, it did. It revealed that despite my many years of battling this beast (instead of accepting it), I still knew little to nothing of its actual power and endurance. […]
How many people learned to recognize and cultivate self-esteem from an early age? I think those who didn’t learn this outnumber those who did. Even If you didn’t recognize the word or know that self-esteem means, according to Merriam-Webster, a confidence and satisfaction in one’s self, did you have role models in this area of your life? Did you have […]
Almost everyone has dealt with a bully at some point in his or her life, right? One of the reasons kids can’t wait for adulthood is so that the unsolicited drama that bullies initiate will cease. After high school graduation, who knew the jerkish behavior would survive and rear its ugly head in the workplace? News flash: Bullies don’t stop […]
Ten years ago, I felt that I really needed a job. I wasn’t facing the threat of an eviction or wondering where my next meal would come from. Being a stay-at-home mom wasn’t bad. I was pretty good at the mom part, but the other part of the job – cooking and cleaning everyday – didn’t do anything for me. […]
