BEAUTY & DISARRAY

I refused to accept that I outgrew my boots too. This time I had to lose the weight, no excuses.

Fall. The air gets crisp, the leaves turn colors and pumpkin spice fills the air. Time to get out the cozy sweaters and curl up by a...

Hope is what powers me. Hope is what saved me. The best things have always come from my biggest fears. I am terrified and hopeful at the...

I thought nothing of him at the time. Would I be just a friend or something more? All I wanted was to feel alive as I drowned in...

I always felt like I was looking for a connection to something but I didn't know what. I look at my life today and it still feels so...

I haven't written in a long time and an outdated blog is a pet peeve of mine, but it's just the way it goes sometimes. My mind doesn't...

That all too familiar feeling creeps back in. After having a brief reprieve, it returns to try to sink its teeth into my soul once more....

I recently read an article “When Smiling Hurts: 10 Reasons People with Depression Feign Happiness” and it definitely resonated with me....

Finding the right medication combination is a process and sometimes it sucks. I have spent the last 30+ days going through multiple...

The last few months have been like a rollercoaster. Even though things are going well in life, I haven't necessarily felt well. There is...

All it takes is the loss of a loved one to make you remember how short and precious life really is. It makes you realize what's really...

I remember screaming at the top of my lungs until my throat hurt. I remember having argument after argument with my parents. I remember...

Anyone who lives with bipolar disorder knows life is filled with unexpected ups and downs. After I was diagnosed with bipolar 2, it took...

A couple weeks ago I wrote about marriage and mental illness from my point of view. I also sat down with Joe and asked him some questions...

Recently featured on The Mighty In the last five years, I have discovered that change is a trigger for my bipolar disorder symptoms....

I should have spoken up, but I was too dumbfounded to respond the way I wanted to. For the first time, I have personally experienced...

A couple weeks ago I wrote about marriage and mental illness from my point of view. I also sat down with Joe and asked him some questions...

On June 24th my husband, Joe, and I will celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary. To those who have been married for decades, five years...

I have Crohn’s disease. At times, my intestines are all out of whack. It even affects my eyes! If I tell someone that my stomach is...

A smile - People put it on when they're happy or nervous. Others put it on to be polite. Some smile to acknowledge a person's presence....