5 Things You Can Do to Fight Depression & Anxiety
Read these five mental health treatments you can use in your fight against anxiety and depression.
5 Ways to Help a Grieving Child
Losing a loved one is a tragic event of gigantic proportions; it is something we never forget and will carry for the remainder of our lives. And when a child experiences loss, our hearts break for him or her. The idea of childhood tends to be associated with innocence and joy; grief brings the very…
How to Fight Depression Using Self Care Ideas
All I want to do is sleep, eat, maybe drink a little too much wine and sleep some more. When I was going through some serious depression this was all I wanted to do. Of course, I had a family to take care of, a demanding job and date nights to worry about. I didn’t…
How to Help Someone Who is Feeling Suicidal
Several years ago, I was in a pretty dark place. Even by all outside appearances, I should be happy. At least happy enough not to be feeling suicidal. But there I was, thinking about how much better it would be if I were gone and that constant pain inside me was gone. Having thoughts like this…
132 Ways to Help Overcome Depression and Anxiety
This quote is one that I heard recently in a book called You Are a Bad Ass by Jen Sincero. I absolutely love this book. But after doing some research about it, I had come to find that the quoted author of this saying, Tao Te Ching, is said not to have actually said it….
Why Alcohol Will Not Help Overcome Depression
This is a guest post from Sharon Torres. One of the greatest fallacies in the English language is the phrase to drown one’s sorrows. It means that drinking alcohol can help overcome depression. Well, how accurate is the truth that this phrase sells? Does drinking really help you to drown your sorrows? I find it…
Anxiety | Depression | Parents
5 Effortless Ways to Be a Happier Mom
Most of us just want to know how we can be a happier mom. Yet the majority of us spend our lives searching outside sources to help fill a hole we think we need to fill to “be happy.” I get it, I’ve been there. And through my darkest times, I didn’t feel like I…
Anxiety | Depression | Mindset
How to Really Get Over the Past for Good
Getting over our past isn’t easy, especially if we’ve experienced a lot of trauma. But I’ve learned the necessary steps to take to get over the past (for good). Not many people know this about me and it sure isn’t something I just go around telling people. Because, you know, it’s personal. I don’t know…