I've never been overly concerned about my age, or aging in general. It's true. A lot of people have something of a rude awakening when they turn 30. Not me. I was fine with it--it was just another year in my life. The same was true at 40. So, for me anyway, age and aging … Continue reading How to Have a Midlife Crisis in 10 Easy Steps
16 years ago today my life changed forever. What follows is that story... Not Dying Was Easy—Surviving Was the Hard Part I wonder sometimes what might have been if I'd taken my normal route home; if I'd swerved faster; if I'd not been driving on the spare; but, I didn't, I couldn't, and I was, … Continue reading Not Dying Was Easy. Surviving Was the Hard Part – 16 Years Ago Today
Yeah....sorry about the melodramatic title, but if you've been reading my blog long enough then you know I have a penchant for drama. *shrug* It's who I am. I apologized for it for years. I'm not going to apologize anymore. I'm struggling... It's been a while since I've posted anything. There are a lot of … Continue reading Struggling, Discouraged, & Generally Feeling Like Something of a Nobody
For the first time in almost 10 years writing this blog, I've had a reader request that I address a particular topic! So, of course, I am very happy to oblige, especially since this particular topic is one that is very important to me as both an educator and a student--TEST ANXIETY!! I suppose that … Continue reading Pencils Down, Your Time Is Up: 5 (+1) Strategies to Overcome Test Anxiety (A Reader Request)
Last week I wrote about 5 Negative Statements You Should Stop Saying Right Now. So, I wanted to follow that post up this week with 5 Positive Statements You Should Absolutely Say Every Day. When I was in high school, there was a skit on Saturday Night Live called "Daily Affirmations with Stewart Smalley." Stewart Smalley … Continue reading The Things We Say to Ourselves, part 2: 5 Positive Statements You Should ABSOLUTELY Say Every Day
People with anxiety and depression are notoriously bad about saying terrible things about ourselves. Most of the time, we say those things to ourselves. Oftentimes we excuse this negative talk by saying we're just being "realistic" or "trying not to get our hopes up" about something. But, the problem is that with every negative word we … Continue reading The Things We Say To Ourselves: 5 Negative Statements You Should Stop Saying Right Now
It's that time again... Back to School! The first day of school is just around the corner (already here in some places), and for students, parents, and teachers alike, knowing that first day of school is coming can produce a lot anxiety and sometimes enough stress to make you sick! But it doesn't have to be that … Continue reading 5 (+1) Tips To Reduce Anxiety on the First Day of School (with COVID-era upate)
Change is good, right?! I started this blog almost 10 years ago when I was in the midst of one of the worst periods of anxiety and depression that I'd ever experienced. In the beginning, the blog was a way for me to get my thoughts out of my head and on to "paper" -- … Continue reading Changes — They Are a-Comin’!
In traditional 12 Step recovery programs, two of the steps are dedicated to righting the wrongs that have been done--or at least acknowledging them, apologizing for them, and, if possible, making some sort of reparation (not necessarily monetarily) for them. Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to … Continue reading Anxiety–Destroyer of Lives, Part 8: Making Amends and Knowing When It’s Time to Stop Apologizing
Sometimes, we fail. When I started this series over a year ago, I made a commitment to total transparency. Share everything (that is appropriate to share), hide nothing. Because only when we are totally honest with ourselves, with the people who love and care for us, and with the people who are helping us, can … Continue reading Anxiety–Destroyer of Lives, Part 7: Sometimes We Fail
