Recovery

Two good books dealing with mental health

I wanted to take a few minutes to recommend two books for reading about mental health. One I mentioned before: “I am not Sick, I don’t need Help!” by Dr […]

Holidays and mental illness

The holidays are here upon us. It is a time of cheer for many of us. But it can be a time of stress for those of us with mental […]

Mental illness and humor

I was at a Toastmasters Conference a short time ago. It was for a Humorous Speech Contest. There was this contestant who made a speech about his mother was had […]

Back again

It has been quite a while since I posted. Life has been extremely busy. As you know, I started back to school. This past July I started working on my […]

Confronting the Past

I read an email from this list I am on this week about a lady who wanted to confront her abuser. She had been told to keep quiet from her […]

An ending and a beginning

I finished my second semester of psychology classes this week. I was so glad. Taking 17 hours was a heavy load. I will not do that again. Today I filled […]

Setting Goals

I spoke last weekend at the District Toastmasters Conference in Idaho. I was an educational presenter. I spoke about setting goals in life. The presentation went real well. The comments […]

The Wreckages of the past

This past spring break we drove to TX from Northern ID to see my mother. She is in bad health. I went to say my goodbyes to her. She has […]

God’s Perfect Timing

I have to share with you what happened this past Thursday. I made a terrible grade on my math test, the worse I had ever made. I was very upset. […]

Acceptance

Acceptance is a biggie in my life. It is what keeps me going in my recovery – both mentally and in my recovery from alcoholism. I have to accept what […]