Mental Health and Music Mental health is a major theme in a lot of art today, particularly music. Music For Mental Health is dedicated to coordinating creative projects between the music community and organizations that work to improve people’s overall mental health and well-being. Society continues to break down the stigma around talking about struggles, […]
Depression
Beating Those Valentine’s Day Blues
Valentines Day For decades Valentine’s Day has been marked by sweethearts exchanging the traditional gifts of flowers, candies and cards. Date nights get penciled in, and reservations are made for special restaurant dinners or romantic getaways. We dress in reds and pinks and it’s a fairy tail evening with the ones we love. However, not […]
When We Die, Life Still Happens
I feared my entire life of dying. Fear of leaving this Earth, and leaving behind my daughters, my sisters, my family and MY LIFE. I feared leaving my environment, not being able to travel and hanging out with friends. I suffered from severe anxiety, but not knowing I had it made it worse. When a […]
What I Wish I Knew at 21
Throughout our lifetime we are challenged to learn and to grow. However, sometimes we tend to grow faster than we learn. ((hmmm something to think about)) Ever hear of the saying I wish I knew then what I know now? I have to share something I read that made some sense on growing and learning […]
The Power of a Hug
“Sometimes, you just need a hug” This may be one of the most repeated sayings of popular wisdom, but in fact, science shows that there is a lot of truth to this sentence. Sadly, during the Coronavirus pandemic the majority of us have been strongly advised not to embrace friends, family or loved-ones. Furthermore, the […]
Turning The Page This New Year
Turn the page Every new year is a new chance to start fresh. Throughout the last 12 months maybe you have struggled with consistent pain in a part of your life where you wish you could just start over and never look back. Don’t look back! If the calendar can start over, so can you! […]
We Don’t Need to See Eye-to-Eye
When we see life situations differently from others we sometimes can encounter pain, confusion and isolation. When the ones we love and care about shut us out for expressing our feelings and stating opinions. WHY SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY DOESN’T MEAN ONE PERSON IS WRONG If we all could understand how people are programmed then it […]
Live a Better Life with Bipolar Disorder
Recently in the news Salena Gomez was diagnosed with being Bipolar, she stated that with her new diagnosis it would not bring her down but it would only strengthen her. Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy, thinking, and […]
Affirmation of You
You are who you are, you are who you say you are. I thought it was important to take a twist and remind the ones that struggle to find who they really are. You know, growing up I couldn’t find the right way to express my inner self. The ones that meant the most to me […]
Living With Chronic Pain
When you or a loved one comes down with the seasonal flu we medicate with hot soup, medication to temporarily alleviate pain and fever, we tend with cuddles and rest. However, what if this was a feeling that we felt daily? Chronic pain is just that. Chronic pain is pain that lasts 3 months or […]
The Art of Self Care
Taking a break is something everyone needs to do. Whether it’s from work, kids, family/friends or even just life. We all deserve a time to reflect and dedicate time to care about ourselves. We are pushed and pulled in directions we never imagined would take us down the roads we have been on. It’s not […]
Having Faith
Many of us pray in times of need, despair, sickness and many pray to keep their faith and do diligence going in their religion and/or daily living. When COVID hit, people were dying, scared to come out of their homes, literally felt the world was coming to an end. What is faith? Having faith is […]
Depression will not defeat me
Nineteen percent of Americans will suffer from depression at some time during their lives. Sadly, depression hits the young and old alike. Fifty percent of children and adolescents and 20 percent of adults report some symptoms of depression. Since the pandemic of Covid-19, 48% of Americans report feeling depressed, anxious or both. Depression can look […]
Happiness
It lies within yourself. We tend to try and achieve the “When I get there I will be…. Happy.” “When I get that house I will be….Happy.” The ring, the wedding and the perfect family 1 boy & 1 girl will make me happy. “When I win the lotto, That will make me so happy!” […]
Your Thoughts Reflect Your Nervous System
When our nervous system is dysregulated our thoughts become survival based. Our brain uses what’s called “neuroception” to scan the environment for the signs of danger. With a dysregulated nervous system, our neuroception is “off” or faulty. Meaning, we overreact or under-react to external situations based on what’s happening internally. Examples of Faulty Neuroception: misinterpreting […]
