Our Invisible and Unwelcome Family Member
My son is living with anxiety and depression, but the entire family lives with the fallout caused by his anxiety and depression.
Tag: lessons learned
Me & My Shadow 2.0
Both of my kids are in a youth theater production of Peter Pan this week. Being a devoted mom, sucker, I volunteered to help as an usher at two days of preview…
October 10th…World Mental Health Day…Also My Son’s Birthday Eve
On this day in 2005, I was 37 weeks pregnant. It was one of those 90+ degree October days we sometimes get in Southern California, and when I entered the…
Adventure Is Out There
Last week, my son went away to summer camp. At face value, there is nothing remarkable about that statement. He’s almost 12, headed to middle school, and was at camp…
Grace and Respect
I did not have a candidate in this election. Not from the beginning. Not in either major political party, and not in any of the 3rd party options. So I…
Ripping Off The Bandaid
These are the lessons I have learned since deciding rip off the bandaid to share both my son’s diagnoses, and our family’s journey, with the world. A “label” isn’t always a bad thing…
We're All A Little Broken 