Threats of Suicide Can Never Be Ignored

You’d think it would have happened sooner.  Seven years of advocacy and peer support for women with postpartum depression, and I hadn’t had to do it yet. This was the day. I am reluctant to get too involved in people’s lives.  I want to support everyone, but I also...

Join the Living Self Care Challenge

The blog Living Self-Care has begun its annual Self-Care Challenge for women, which was kicked off yesterday.  This year’s theme is expressing gratitude and thankfulness.  The purpose of the challenge is to remind you how important it is to take care of...

I Am A Stone In A Raging River

I am a stone in a raging river. The water rushes over me, frothing and churning.  It curls this way and that in no discernible pattern, dragging branches and leaves and other debris along with it. I am a stone in a raging river. I am unmoved.  I am rooted to the...