Ever feel like you’re doing everything right, but the body you envisioned just isn’t showing up? You train hard. You eat well. You prioritise sleep. And yet—something still feels off. It’s frustrating, confusing, and honestly? It sucks. But here’s the thing: you’re not failing. Your body isn’t broken. It’s...

One of the truly hardest things I’ve had to face in my life has been taking responsibility for who I am and not continuing to hide behind the abuse of my childhood or my mental health diagnosis as an excuse for bad behavior. I lived at one time under...

There are millions, and potentially even billions, of music lovers all over the globe. While we all have our favorite genres and artists, we can all agree that having some music on improves so many things. And one of the main things that tends to benefit from listening to...

Everyone has experienced rejection either in their public or private lives. Perhaps your best friend wants some alone time when you want them to go out. You feel put off and rejected. However, sometimes rejection goes very deep and begins in early childhood. This article will focus on rejection...

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...