The other day, I got blasted by a consumer who read me a litany of things DBSA had done wrong over the past four years. Four years is a looooong time to hold onto anger for some real or imagined slight. However, I suspect it isn't all that unusual for those of us living with mood disorders. I did what I could to investigate this person's... Read more
I'm not sure if I have shared this deep, dark secret with many people, but at an earlier time in my life, I worked in a series of Lutheran churches as a deaconess. Back in the day (I am 49, after all), women were still not allowed to be clergy, so becoming a consecrated deaconess was a way of working in the church. Think of it as being a nun.... Read more
Lost jobs, lost homes, lost families. As I travel the country and talk with my peers, I sometimes become overwhelmed by the amazing things people have lost-and the things we have survived. One young man told me about selling all of his possessions, giving away his dogs and driving out into the middle of the desert to die. He just had given up... Read more
Over a recent holiday weekend, I found myself at the movies for the first time in a while. It takes no real genius to figure out which movies I enjoyed (yes, the latest Pirates of the Caribbean and the new Shrek).I did have a kind of odd reaction to one of the films, though—one I’m not used to having in this setting. I couldn’t... Read more
One of the sessions at the upcoming DBSA 2007 National Conference that most interests me is the one where Greg Louganis, five-time Olympic Champion, will be talking about his journey. I remember watching and cheering for him as he competed in the Olympics. I remember my complete awe at his grace and skill. What I didn’t know while I was... Read more
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