Roadmap: Turning the corner

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This post is part of my Roadmap to an easier, happier and healthier motherhood. It traces some of my experiences as I moved out of adrenal fatigue and depression and towards crash testing things that make for an easier, happier and healthier life. Buckle up and join the ride! :: I really wanted to name [...]

Danger Zone: She’s not a black dog, she’s a seductress

Depression is a seductress

This is the next stop on our roadmap.  We’re still exploring the Danger Zone.  The last post was about exhaustion and fatigue.  Today I explore depression in an attempt to help us all reveal it and start taking the next step, for ourselves or for our loved ones. Photo Credit: Fulla T via Compfight cc [...]

Exhausted, distracted and depressed

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The sun rises and with it brings the gift of more energy than the kids have any business needing.  Meanwhile at the other end of the house, it feels like sleep never arrived. A kiss from a departing husband lands on a cheek still buried desperately in the pillow. Feet reluctantly hit the floor. Legs [...]

{Take Care} Take a mental health day

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How many times have you said, “Ugh, I need a mental health day”?  How many times have you felt just so over it, so overwhelmed, or just plain worn out mentally?  If you’ve read my back story about my Adrenal Fatigue, you’ll know I’ve had my fair share of feeling like this.  I have a [...]

{R U OK?} Even when it’s hard…

R U OK?Day

Story Submitted by Cath on “Hitting the Wall” for This week I’ll be having a coffee with someone really close to me. It’s a coincidence that it’s RUOK Day this week really, but the same idea is there. She’s had a bad run recently. Lifelong friends have died recently or are very ill. It’s the [...]