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.
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The world feels like it is on fire. This can be literal or figurative due to an abundance of information about global and local unrest which is courtesy of every news broadcast and social media posts. The reality is our thoughts were not meant to absorb the world’s struggles en masse. The onslaught of wars…
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The last person in the room was my father. This was to be his future home. He too was watching the tv, then he smiled, and gestured as if the actor spoke directly to him. His chats with the people on tv as not new. He was slipping very quickly.
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One of the scariest things is to step outside the comfort zone of emotional isolation. Relationships are not perfect because people are imperfect; however, it is worth the anxious heart palpitations that come from trying to forge connections.
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Child Protective Services (CPS), law enforcement officers and mental health providers are all too familiar with some women who were given the gift of motherhood but failed spectacularly. This catastrophic collapse of maternal parenting leaves deep scars on the children who would rather forget they have a mother.
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I am the sole caregiver for my parents and I hate it. As I wade deeper into this destabilizing phase of my life, I do believe my caregiving misadventures deserve their own saga. So, here we go. My father is now 91 y/o, uses a walker/rollator and his cognitive decline took a major downhill tumble…
