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.


  • Manipulators

    Manipulators learn by behaviors and responses. They know whether their manipulation will work because it was used successfully in the past. They also know the personality type with whom the manipulation is best suited.


  • The holidays are all about family, food and fun. It’s the time of year when the family chooses one person’s home to gather and everyone shows up a few days early with gifts and good cheer. Well…not for everyone The holidays can signal a very lonely, anxious, depressive or traumatic time for a large number…



  • Integrity During Burnout

    It is morning and the familiar high pitch sound bellows in your ears. You reluctantly reach over and hit the snooze while muttering “5 more minutes.” This action is repeated a few more times before you concede to your body’s fatigue and make the call “I can’t come in today. I am not feeling well.”…


  • It was the early 2000’s and I was juggling a full-time job as a case manager at a not-for-profit community mental health agency, attending night classes and doing an internship for my Master’s in Counseling. While working at the agency, there were many memorable individuals who were called consumers at the time. I distinctly remembered…