Mental Health & Wellness Posts

It takes one person to start a conversation or write about a topic that is not well publicized. Please, sit and have a chat with me about mental health and wellness.

  • Secure Attachment: Childhood to Adulthood

    History of Attachment Styles Attachment styles are the current social media sphere’s behavioral health based buzz concept. Here is a basic overview of the four attachment styles: Secure: Healthy connection with others, emotional availability, comfortable in close relationship [Insecure] Anxious (ambivalent): Wants to be in a relationship but can be clingy, codependent, very sensitive, fear…

    ,

  • 9/11 – 25 Years

    When the towers fell, the Pentagon was in a blaze, and the plane crashed in a field, I was glued to my tv in an apartment in Killen, TX. My sister, who was stationed at the military installation, called me and said I should turn on the tv because a plane flew into the World…

    ,

  • The Disorganization of Adult ADHD

    You walked into the kitchen to put away your groceries. In the process, you noticed that your cupboard is a little messy, so you started rearranging. You realized you needed something from your bedroom and off you went, but you found another task that needed your attention. By the end of the day, there were…

  • Cancer Sucks

    She walked into the sparsely occupied cancer center, sat down, and started talking to another patient in the waiting area. The 72-year-old gray-haired woman was a bubbly breath of fresh air that stood out against the hushed background noise of the room. During her open conversation, to anyone who wanted to join in, she disclosed…

  • Is It Really Narcissism

    Mental health language occasionally makes its rounds on the social media sphere. Even though this is a plus for mental health awareness, too often, it is taken way out of context and even benign behaviors are tagged with a clinical diagnosis. Over the years, the social trending world discovered bipolar, borderline, PTSD and now, the…

    ,