As most of you gathered from my last post— and newsletter subscribers have been getting even more content on this– I’m been having a tough winter. I’m burned out, occasionally anxious, often depressed. I’m still functioning, but struggling. Why? Well, because I’m a public school teacher and a mother of two young children, both of […]
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Faith, Hope & Love
With the resurgence of Covid and all the uncertainties that accompany it, my mental health has been poor for the past few weeks. I bet I’m not the only one feeling this way. (How are YOU doing, reader?) However, at 40, I’ve been working on my mental health for a long time, and I have […]
Super-Anxiety Deflector Girl!
There are anxious people in my life. This wouldn’t be a problem, except that I’m also a naturally anxious person who has worked very very hard to be less anxious, and I’m also a naturally empathetic person who easily absorbs emotions coming from others– including anxiety. When I’m with anxious people, no matter how much […]
Holiday Bucket List Check-In
I’m sorry it’s been a few days since my last post! I’ve been in the middle of a wonderful writing serendipity… I feel kind of shy about it right now, so I’ll just say this: keep your fingers crossed for me! Since Christmas is now only 6 days away (ack! How did that happen?) I […]