Learnings of shame, self-worth, and dishonesty

I’m in the process of lining up a mental health specialist to hopefully start helping me in ways that my current and past doctors haven’t been able to. Without going into a tirade, I’ll just say that the mental healthcare system can be quite a journey. Anyways,…

I’m going to try (less) again.

This evening’s walk around the neighborhood at sunset was exactly what I needed to bring me in tune with my surroundings, and create a space for me to reflect upon an incredibly stressful week… month… year… life. I haven’t been taking care of myself over the last month…

What working from home (and living) with ADHD feels like.

Hint: My brain operates much like a hamster running on its wheel; always thinking and doing, but rarely feeling accomplished. I’ve been working from home (WFH) for more than 10 years now, spending at least 8 hours a day in front of a computer screen. Sounds great, right? I…

A new start

It's been nearly two years since I started my mental health journey. Somewhere along the way, I took up journaling as a tool to get my thoughts out amidst an exhausting work-home life where I split my time between two full time jobs: project manager by day, single parent by…