Tag: mental health

  • It would be funny if it wasn’t happening to me

    It would be funny if it wasn’t happening to me

    Systematic tools are only helpful if the wielder of those tools knows the design flaws. Otherwise, they can do more harm than good.

  • A Request for the New Year

    A Request for the New Year

    As I sit in the dark and listen to the drums and chants coming from my bluetooth speaker on the cusp of the new year, I know what ancestors I’d love to connect with. The truly ancient ones

  • Poetry is Life

    Poetry is Life

    I’m feeling much better now.And this was not on the listSo I have to be quick.After suffering throughMy most difficult Mother’s Day yetI’m finally coming to understandIn my middle ageThat my adoptionIs essentialTo my core being.It will always be a painful subjectBut I could not be the personI am todayIf it had not occurred.I have…

  • May the 4th be with you!

    May the 4th be with you!

    To all the Star Wars fans in the world- I am wishing you a force filled day. I shall be concentrating on celebrating my wins today. I’ve been struggling lately with time management and how long it takes me to complete certain tasks – especially related to setting up an online store and learning how…

  • It really is the hardest job…

    It really is the hardest job…

    Today is the day that my son gets awarded for a high test score in front of the whole school. He is not looking forward to it at all. The day he found out about his test score and the ceremony, he actually wrote a two page note about hating school and the reasons why.…

  • Working and playing

    Working and playing

    I took my son and dog camping last week. Just one night. We went to the campground close to where I had hiked with Rosie the previous week. It was so great to get out. I realized after we got there that I had an adhd moment where I left my wallet and phone at…

  • Outdoor Medicine

    Outdoor Medicine

    A spring hike outside of Tucson.

  • Thank You, Breath

    Thank You, Breath

    Self love is whatCame up for meThis sessionTrust myself.Don’t listen to the naysayers.Listen to my heart.I can heal meI am worthy Of my own loveThe systems designedBy modern humansHave done me A world of harm.I can undo itAnd heal myself.I can shine brightlyFrom withinLoveAnd trustMyself.

  • Moving On

    Moving On

    Oh, you.When the going gets tough,You get going.Your son had a dream recentlyThat you deserted himWhen Darth Vader showed up.You project your worst fears onto others Like only a colonizer can.I see youIn a way that youDon’t seeYourselfI know that I can’t count on you.You have made that abundantly clear.So stay away, if you can’t…