Naming My Depression Makes Me a Better Mother
This is a confession to you, my kids, an apology of sorts. I am painfully aware of the ways I…
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This is a confession to you, my kids, an apology of sorts. I am painfully aware of the ways I…
Continue ReadingThis is for the broken mama. For the tired, the weary, the chewed up and spit out and cracked up…
Continue ReadingI opened my eyes, instantly awake and yet not sure where I was. “Mom, you fell asleep on the couch…
Continue ReadingI tried to wean off of Zoloft and couldn’t. And that’s OK. I had never really been aware of the…
Continue ReadingTo the husband whose wife has depression, First of all, it's already a blessing to your wife that you have…
Continue ReadingThere has been a lot of news coverage about us lately. Everyone is talking about us. Everyone is putting us…
Continue ReadingMy dearest children, I know you see me. I know that you see Mommy take her medication every morning. You…
Continue ReadingWhen the depression storm comes, it wants to be known. It doesn't just cause a little wind and rain. Oh…
Continue ReadingI held a funeral for my husband, but I was the only one there. It was 2012, and I watched…
Continue ReadingThe first time I tried to kill myself, I was eight years old. The incessant bullying everywhere I turned literally…
Continue Reading“Mom, I’m four.” I paused with the sandwich meat in my hand just long enough to give my 15-year-old daughter…
Continue ReadingSelf-care is the modern mom's mantra. It's the buzz word in parenting groups. We slap a hashtag on it and…
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