Who wins when all is lost?
Mental Health ~ The Journal #60, A Real Look at Bipolar
The world's vision of bipolar or other mental illnesses, is narrow and incomplete. My prayer is that one day the stigma will evaporate and truth will prevail.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #59, Dying Inside.
Tonight I remember Amy Bleuel, founder of Project Semicolon. She was the voice for many. Her encouragement and dedication to the fight against suicide was empowering. She grew tired and lost her battle. On this night, I get it.
Poetry- Storms Rage
And sorrow cascades in a hushed certainty. Fading in and out of reality. And joy evades, and hope carries away.. what is sure to come again on a better day.
Their Addiction-My Journey-The Aftermath of Overdose
What caused a happy, beaming mother to be to decide to use one last time? I will never know. Perhaps the thought of it being the last time never entered her mind. Does it ever?
Their Addiction-My Journey- Drugs Stole Our Unborn Grandchild
I went into shock. It took an hour or so to come around and comprehend. When I grasped the truth of the situation, I began sobbing uncontrollably.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #58, A Facebook Note
Because depression sucks.
Mental Health ~ The Journal #57, I’m Trying
Depression is hard, but we keep trying.
Poetry-Sweet Goodbye
If I disappear...
Lost & Found-You are Enough
You're not a failure. Never forget that.


