The piece you are about to read was published in August of 2016. I was just getting my feet wet in the world of blogging. Enjoy. I have pondered a long time about what it was that made the fifteen years I didn’t have Paula as a therapist so...

What is hope? It easier to tell you what it is NOT. It is not an emotion or a feeling. Hope is more of a way of thinking and living. I’ve grown up in a household where there was little hope. We lived from day to day, existing instead...

Honestly, running a small business is not for the weak. Some days, it’s high-fives all around, like new customers, glowing reviews, maybe even a decent night’s sleep. Other days? Well, emails pile up like a digital avalanche, invoices sit unpaid, and someone leaves a review complaining about something ridiculous...

You’re at home alone or sitting in the midst of a crowd of friends but still you feel a deep-seated lack of connection and profound feelings of emptiness. If you relate that sentence, this article is for you. We shall examine the painful emotions that often accompanies borderline personality...

I turned 64 last September (2024) and have been looking back at how far I have come in my healing journey. After thirty-plus years of treatment, you might think I should be healed by now. For the most part, I am, but I still need maintenance visits with my...

Many who live with dissociative identity disorder understand grief. We were raised in its arms of it. Do we try to escape? This article will cover grief, what causes our grief, and how to help yourself to break free.   Average Grief   Usually when we think of grief...

Every March 5th people who are in some way connected to dissociative identity disorder celebrate awareness day. As the title states, March 5th represents our desire as survivors and those who love them want to raise as much awareness as possible.   Why DID Awareness Day?   The reason...

Balancing the demands of your radiology practice with your personal wellbeing can feel like chasing shadows in a dark room, with burnout, stress and mental fatigue becoming all-too familiar realities for radiology professionals daily tasked with high-pressure decisions. But here’s the truth, your mental health is equally as important...

When you’re running a business, regardless of what kind, you need to ensure that something about yours stands out, this is as true of the dental industry as it is for any other. It can be a highly competitive field, after all. So, what sets your practice apart? The...

There are very few industries still standing that haven’t been revolutionized in some way by the internet, and healthcare is no exception to that. From how doctors communicate with patients to how they handle the many complex admin tasks that keep their businesses running, online digital technology has transformed...

Finding a job that you enjoy can be difficult if you live with a mental health condition like complex post-traumatic disorder. This is especially true when you need to drop out of the workforce to do good self-care. I understand because I have been on disability since 1995 and...

Too much stress in your life is a potentially major health concern that you need to ensure that you stay on top of. There are various ways of keeping on top of it, but proper stress management is the type of lifelong habit that can bring about so many...