Budgeting For Mental Health: Self Care That Doesn’t Cost a Fortune
Self care is extremely important. So often people, especially women, are taught that they should be selfless, completely negating themselves, for the sake of taking care of others, such as their spouse and their kids. My Story I was stuck in that trap for years, and it made me in a worse and worse state, […]
In Which I Out Myself… And Try To Break Stigmas
This is probably one of the scariest things I’m doing ever, and for sure the scariest post I ever wrote on this blog. But it is something I thought about doing for a while, and I discussed it with my therapist in depth to make sure I’m not making any impulsive decisions that I might […]
Figuring Out a Solution for my PTSD Triggering Problem with Luroy Slats for my Ikea Malm Bed
I freaking hate PTSD, especially Complex PTSD, which is caused from long term trauma (often the result of abuse or war), because it makes my life infinitely harder. (What does this have to do with my bed? Read on.) When people think of PTSD flashbacks they tend to think of the stereotypical ones where you […]
Tips and Tricks for Managing My ADHD Life Without Medication
I think it is quite hilarious that I’m writing this when specifically my ADHD made me stop and start and procrastinate and I didn’t get it written until now… And I also got up a few times while writing this…. But that aside…. I’ve known I had ADHD since I was a kid. Everyone in […]
My Mental Health Journey’s Story
Me cuddling with my dog on the floor, to help cheer me up, during a bad depressive episode In addition to being Ehlers Danlos Awareness Month, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, where people try to bring these stories to light to reduce stigma. So I wanted to tell you about my story. (PS for […]
A Post About Rice
Confession. I’ve been struggling somewhat to write lately. I have a whole list of ideas that I want to write about, including many bullet points on each topic with the information I want to cover, and yet when I go to write the post, it doesn’t flow well. Or I have to pull teeth to […]
About “Frivolous” Expenses, Emotional Flashbacks, and Reserving Judgment
I know a lovely woman who is involved in a lot of community work and charities. She recently reached out to me, knowing finances have been tighter for me, and told me that there is an organization that is happy to fund a grocery shop for people who could use the help, on condition that […]
No, Seriously, You Do Not Get It
Hi there readers. Recently a few things happened to me that made me want to write something about it on Facebook, but then I thought this would probably be a better place to write it, so I could reach more people because I think it is a topic that is important to talk about. People […]
A Helpful Depression Analogy And What Can Help Ease The Pain
I have discussions a lot with people regarding mental health, depression, etc… I also am a big proponent about talking about how medication has been helpful for me and made a huge difference in my life. One of the concerns I hear from people about medication is that it will change someone’s personality and make […]
My Thoughts on Coaching, or Why You Have to be Very, Very Careful When Using a Coach
When I wrote my post on multilevel marketing scheme and why I abhor them my friend Anara messaged me afterwards and said “Ok, Penny, now when will you take on coaching?” I asked her what she meant, and she said “You wrote about the problem with MLMs, now its time to write something about the problem […]
