Posts Tagged ‘mental health’
Seasonal Affective Disorder: How to Cope
I love sharing my story and offering ideas about taking control of one’s own mental health. So, on December 26 when I receive an email and a voice mail inviting me to be a guest on a radio show, I was overjoyed! My first time ever on the radio! I was being asked to discuss…
Read MoreI couldn’t stop: I was addicted to exercise.
Throughout the fall, I have been involved in a documentary project about addiction (I realize that sounds like the beginning of the TV program “Intervention”, but it’s true). In my late 20s/early 30s, I was addicted to exercise. In preparing to share my story, I came across this piece of writing which I now realize…
Read MoreA toast to my authenticity
Over the past few days, I’ve had some experiences that have given me the opportunity to reflect on how and why I do what I do. I decided awhile back that I wouldn’t hide myself in my work. That I would use my personality and my experiences to enliven my work and make meaningful connections.…
Read MoreDon’t Stress Out: LOOOVVVEEE Your Workouts!
We all know that stress isn’t good for us. And we know that one of the most common recommendations to combat stress is to exercise. But what if the environment that you exercise in actually causes stress? When I was a member of my local gym, I can remember feeling quite stressed. The complicated…
Read MoreFeeling Lonely
Today I am feeling lonely. And yet I am not alone. I’ve been around people all day. Funny how that is. At first, I was tempted to label what I’m feeling as “depression”. Cause, hey, a girl with Bipolar Disorder does indeed get depressed. But then, I thought, “Hey Jennifer, let’s really, really think…
Read MoreOn gratitude and sweet, sweet vaginas
(this post is SO not going where you might think it is from the title…) It is often that I say, “thank you, whomever is responsible, for the fact that I am living in this day and age“. When I think about my dad, living with (and succumbing to) mental health struggles back in the…
Read MoreFeeling Sick
“I’m sick.” What does that even mean? Before 2003, calling in “sick” meant my respiratory or GI system was out of whack. Either I was sneezing uncontrollably, feeling dizzy or nauseous, or unbearably stuffed up. That’s what being “sick” meant back then. Since then, things have changed considerably. What causes illness? We can all…
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