Published in A Mind Interrupted·Jun 14Member-onlyYou’re Not Superhuman — Productivity Versus Mental HealthIt’s all go, go, go, until your mental health hits the wall and tells you no. In the ironic chaos of my life, I seem to have come full circle with my mental health and productivity. If you’d been with me a while and followed me on here, then you…Productivity7 min read
Published in Writer’s Life·Apr 7Member-onlyThe More You Succeed, the More People are Going to Hate youAnd they aren’t afraid to tell you Do we have the right to be critical of someone just because they’re ahead in the game? I’ve been on here for about four years now. Maybe two as a writer, but I’ve been here a while as a reader, and as such…Writing7 min read
Published in A Mind Interrupted·Apr 6Member-onlyShe’s Just Attention SeekingStop fuelling it by giving her attention The Internet Makes Us Forget There are Real People If I saw one thing come out of the recent pandemic and the many lockdowns we had, the nastiness seemed to grow insidiously through social media and several other platforms across the internet. We…Mental Health5 min read
Published in A Mind Interrupted·Jan 11Member-onlyAre Men Now Afraid of Women?It’s a confusing world to navigate Now before I write this, let me say it is just a series of observations of some recent things I saw and read, then had thoughts on. I’m just sharing my interpretations and wonderings. They are not my beliefs. …Feminism8 min read
Published in Family Matters·Jan 3Member-onlyThe Legacy of a Mentally Unwell ParentCan you be a good parent when you’re mentally unwell? A big question, really. If you ask me that question as a child of a mother with several mental illnesses, the answer would be no. A big fat NO. But if you ask me as a parent, one with their…Mental Illness6 min read
Published in The Indie Author Project·Dec 2, 2021Member-onlyAn Easier Plan for 2022For those who need a reminder to take it easy on yourself There’s a little bit of irony for me. One of my last articles talked about writing a little every day for the rest of the year, and then the universe looked at me and said, “oh really? …Writing5 min read
Published in A Mind Interrupted·Oct 27, 2021Member-onlyIt’s Not His Fault He Hit YouStop being angry about it. You are not the victim. I hate my mother. And what I mean by that is not that I hate her as a person. Or rather, I hated her. It’s that I hate who she is, who she was, how she behaved. My mother and…Empathy7 min read
Published in Family Matters·Oct 25, 2021Member-onlyAt What Age Should Children Make Their Own Decisions?In life and in cases of separated parents? This question comes from the chaos I have experienced this past weekend and the distress it has caused a child in my care. At what age do we allow a child to make their own decisions or to have autonomy of their…Parenting6 min read
Published in The Indie Author Project·Oct 15, 2021Member-onlyI’m Challenging Myself to Write for the Rest of 2021My way back to me I swear when the New Year rolled around and we left 2020 in the rear-view mirror, it was like some magic was going to happen. It happens every year. People see the New Year as a fresh start, a time to change and finally do…Writing5 min read
Published in A Mind Interrupted·Oct 5, 2021Member-onlyBe Vegan Your WayAnd I’ll be vegan my way. I’ll probably get shot for this, especially by other vegans. There seems to be this all or nothing mentality among vegans as well aas a level of hierarchy, which, even to me, gets a little annoying and off-putting. I wrote an article about why…Vegan5 min read