How I Wound Up Crying at the Forest Preserve
I grew up Catholic; my husband is Jewish. And even though I am no longer a practicing Catholic, Christmas is deeply embedded in my bones. There must be a tree […]
Tips for teens with ADD/ADHD
Originally posted on Youth Of A Nation:Bent not Broke:
Learning you have been diagnosed with ADD can be very hard as a child or as an adult. Let’s look…
1 Great Place To Support on #givingtuesday
I can’t think of a more important advocacy organization for mental health than NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In addition to its nationwide advocacy and education efforts, NAMI […]
Burden Or Blessing? Why One Mom Isn’t Worried About Passing On Her Anxiety
By: Rachel E. Bledsoe Momma used to say “your grandfather didn’t sleep well either.” A long night’s rest has never been an easy place for me to find. At 13, […]
Are The Kids All Right?
As many of us already know, there is a genetic component to mental disorders. In fact, recent research has shown markers on certain chromosomes that are associated with bipolar, schizophrenia and […]
Half Full? Half Empty? Half Done?
It’s past mid-November, so let’s check in on that challenge I accepted. Remember, I said I was going to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and produce a manuscript […]
Get a Grip on Anxiety in Time For the Holiday Season
by Dr. Denee Jordan, PSY.D Enter the holiday season without anything holding you back; the process may not be easy, but it is simple. When it comes to really changing the behaviors, […]
Slowing Down
Over the past few weeks I’ve noticed bloggers are taking hiatuses or giving up blogging. Reasons for this include S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder), blogging burn-out, and depression to name a […]
You Can Tell It’s November
We’ve turned the clocks back, put the down comforter on the bed and my hands are cold, as they will be until April. These are the things in my house that signify it […]
Four (and more) Last-Minute Halloween Costumes That Won’t Make You Crazier
Even if you’re the Martha Stewart of your neighborhood, sometimes the costume planning slips through the cracks. But you don’t need to let last-minute costume creation make you crazier. I’ve […]
Crazy Good Parent 