No matter what anyone else believes about me--be it positive or negative--at the end of the day, their belief about me is still just an opinion. If someone believes that I am kind, that does not immediately translate for me that I then must be a kind person. If someone believes that I am lazy, that does not immediately translate for me that I then... Read more
Regardless of what is scheduled in on the calendar, sometimes life happens regardless. Regardless of what form of mental or physical illness one is contending with, sometimes life happens regardless. Whether or not I have the emotional or physical ability, life continues to move forward. Try as I may to keep to a schedule or a routine, best... Read more
When I find that I am feeling more overwhelmed or stressed than usual, sometimes a mini "time-out" can make all the difference. I make an effort to schedule in down time, but because I run my own business out of my apartment, I do not do take days off as often as I could. I am fortunate to have reached the point where I do not have... Read more
While I am not surprised (but quite saddened) by the media hounding received by Owen Wilson, his family and associated executives in the industry, what does continue to surprise (and sadden) me is the continuing lack of awareness and reporting surrounding mental illness as well as suicide. Considering that Mr. Wilson requested, "I... Read more
A recently published study in the Annals of Plastic Surgery reports that women who undergo cosmetic breast augmentation are three times as likely (compared to the same age women who did not choose this procedure) to either commit suicide or suffer death related to alcohol or substance abuse. The suicides begin to show up ten years... Read more
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