Not Abandoned
Do you feel you’ve been left to suffer alone? Has no one come alongside you to help you parent a child with mental illness (MI)? When a loved one dies, friends and relatives flock to the home of the...
View ArticleWasted Wondering
Would you ever hop in a car without knowing your destination? I have. Our family used to have elaborate road rallies. We’d pair up with a partner and hop in a car, not knowing the destination or...
View ArticleSearching for Beauty
What can you do when darkness has shrouded your heart? In the secret places of your mind, are you groping in the dark? Are you squinting to find even a glimmer of hope? Are you straining your eyes to...
View Article“Not again!”
There’s been another mass shooting. Since it happened, people are uttering the taboo phrase, mental illness (MI), out loud. Not in whispers. Spoken loudly, as if rendering a death sentence. Some...
View ArticleFacing Change
At fourteen, I’d already figured out what I hated most about life. “I hate change,” I declared. “Get used to it. Life is full of change,” my mother advised. Her reply didn’t change my opinion. It was...
View ArticleHeart Help
Erie, PA Zoo Years ago a traumatic event dried up my tears. They no longer flowed. Not even during a tear-jerker of a film. I don’t remember the movie; I only remember I was the only one in the theater...
View ArticleDealing with pet loss and mental illness
Our Pet “Praying” A friend of mine has been dealing with her adult son’s recent psychotic episode. In the midst of it all, they had to put their beloved pet down. Where can she (or anyone) go for...
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