Mental illness is more prevalent than people may know. One in four people live with a mental illness. of the United States population lives with bipolar disorder. 83% are classified as...
Can I Have ADHD If…
An ADHD diagnosis can bring a flood of different feelings, from relief at finally having an explanation for your symptoms ("now things are starting to make sense") to a sadness over lost time ("what if I’d been diagnosed earlier?").
Surviving Healthcare During a Pandemic
Read this story of a man who attempts to find adequate medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic as the clock ticks and he struggles to breathe.
Waiting In Line
Ouch! People with ADHD are renowned for not appreciating waiting in line. In fact, in some cases that's an understatement. It's like saying Kilimanjaro is a big hill. Some of us will actually turn the other way and walk away rather than wait in a line up, even if that means a greater...
The Trump Effect: Observations and Coping Skills
4 ways Trump's presidency has evoked a sense of powerlessness: (more…)
Today I Love That All Things Change
Resistance is futile ... Today I love that all things change and while change does not always make things better, even the changes will eventually fall to the next iteration of change, and so, since all things change we can count on things being better than they are now, eventually....
40 Self-Care Tips for Better Mental Well-Being
Why Is Self-Care Vital for Your Mental Health? Life can be overwhelming and demanding. In addition, all of us carry some unresolved trauma from the past that makes it even harder because we are not often prepared for what’s coming, or we react to it in an overwhelming manner. On top of that, this year has been...
Coping with Divorce: In the Beginning
The realization that you are about to go through a divorce is an enormously stressful and confusing time, even if you are the one initiating it.
Self-Compassionate Phrases for Stressful Times
When stress strikes, many of us tend to lash out. At ourselves. We bash ourselves for not doing enough, for being too tired, for leaving important tasks undone, for making stupid mistakes.
The Bright Side of Dark Times
The Chinese term for “crisis” involves two characters. One which means danger and the other, “opportunity”. “Opportune”, the root of the word “opportunity means “auspicious, advantageous, and favorable”, a set of circumstances...
Today I Love Diligence
Gardening in the sun Today I love diligence, especially in people who are working on the same job I'm working on. I love that there are two gas fitters here trying to figure out how to install my cook top in the best possible manner so that we can use...
Lost and Found in the Time of Pandemic: Children, Loss, and Grief
If you do a quick search on quotes about a child who is in grief and dealing with loss you find information on parents losing their child, typically to death. I found...
Everyone is Suffering
This week, with people crying out in the streets, I decided to just shut up and listen.
Don’t Attack the Caregiver If You Won’t Help At All. It’s Really Bad Manners.
I wasn't going to publish what the heck! A lot of my fellow caregivers loved it when I shared it privately on Facebook so let's go public.
Coping With Covid-19 Conflicts
Mental Health Humor and psychological disorder humor and cartoons by Chato Stewart Many are conflicted about Covid-19. What Data to believe? Trust? Distrust media? Stay home? Go Out? (Wear a Mask!) Don't wear gloves? Social Distance? Get tested? Go out to lunch? Order in? How to Stay Well? How to stay connected? Some...
Stress Full or Stress Less
Mental Health Humor and psychological disorder humor and cartoons by Chato Stewart Stress is taking its toll on many of us. Some are stressed or worse due to Covid-19. Some are stressed or distressed due to the shocking and untimely deaths of Loved Ones. Sad Times and Events for many! How can we better...
Today I Love My This Sinking Feeling
I'm a happy man with a sinking feeling Today I love this sinking feeling I've gotten from plumbing in my new sink. I love the new faucet, love that my drain is flowing freely and that I managed to make the drain and trap as low a profile as I...
What Dr. King Understood About Rage, Riots, and the Trauma of the Unheard
As an adult survivor of abuse, including sexual abuse in both childhood and adolescence, I know what it feels like to not be heard, seen, or believed, and to feel deeply wounded...
When Clients Talk to Me About Their Dogs and Cats
Companion animals occupy a big part of many of my clients’ lives, so it is not surprising that they talk about them in therapy. As an ethical vegan therapist, however, sometimes I...
LeVar Burton, Crissy Teigen, Ice T, & More Lend Their Voices to the Nationwide Protests
To be honest, I don’t know what to write here. I've done a lot of crying in the last few weeks. Experienced a lot of shock. Had a lot of worry. Last...