Find the why in what you're passionate about… — What drives you to wake up in the morning? To find your why you must first have the drive to accomplish something each day. …

While hospitalized with Postpartum Psychosis ten years ago I felt like I was better off dead. I had it all planned out I was going to run down a flight of stairs and out the door and throw myself in front of a bus. As I sat on a mental…

I Hate to Talk About Myself But Hello All! I have been writing on Medium for a little over a year now. I’ll keep it short and sweet. Since joining Medium I have had the opportunity to read and write on this awesome platform and connect with some great writers. …

Sometimes I write the way I speak. — I don’t create run-on sentences on purpose. I want my readers to be able to understand my story and for it to feel genuine. When I read articles from other writers, I become so compelled by how good the story is that I don’t pay mind to any misspelled words…

I needed a mental break from being on social media — I noticed my anxiety was through the roof. Between covid stories and crime news, I needed to log off. I noticed myself being negatively distracted by social media. I would scroll through my timeline then completely forget what I was going to do physically in the present time. I would…

Why do we blame the victim instead of the perpetrator? I recently commented on a story about a mom leaving her kids in the car to run into the store during a snowstorm at 7 pm. She left the car on and went in and when she came out someone…

My grandparents were married for 40 years before getting divorced ten years ago Their marriage was traditional, and my grandma was a virgin when she married my grandfather at 18 years old. The only man in her life and the love of her life as she says. She loved him…

Basic life skills are important for our kids to learn. In high school, our kids learn math, economics, science, history, etc. I was honest with my son in telling him the options he has with his career in the future. The expectations some kids have about what it means to…

Spoiler alert This movie takes us on a journey of the Madrigal family that lives in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house. The Abuela of the family was given a miracle of a flame candle for 50 years after losing her partner who was killed after they were…