Years ago I swore off making one single day the starting line for when to begin a new habit, or drop an old one. I figure any day is fine. But as the new year approached I still thought about what I wanted to change. How I wanted to change. For me, it’s an endless […]
Category: Health and Wellness
I love, I hate. Peace after accepting ambivalence.
All mothers know this. That the love we have for our child is so intense and all-consuming that it’s spectacular and terrifying in its power. Yet it’s rare we admit that what motherhood gives us, so too can she take away… Depression… A few weeks after my daughter was born I was hit with severe postpartum […]
2020: The perfect storm for depression.
2020 has been the perfect storm for depression. A nightmare of many stressors converging all at one time to beat people down to an emotional and psychological pulp.
Past research suggests melatonin may help coronavirus treatments
Melatonin may be useful in coronavirus treatment
3 quick ways to reduce anxiety during the coronavirus
This pandemic is messing with our minds. Fear and uncertainty. The constant doomsday data. The sense of loss. Our daily routine out of whack. Every day blends into the next. Faces covered in masks makes the world feel like we’re facing the end-of-times. Although our rational mind knows that this too shall pass, nothing feels […]
Why iodine is critical to good health.
Iodine is critical to a number of functions in the body, such as fetal brain development, immune support, and endocrine gland functions including the thyroid, breasts, ovaries, uterus and prostate.
How chronic insomnia drove me to a nervous breakdown, and what finally got me to sleep.
If you suffer with serious insomnia at some point you’ve probably tried damn near anything to sleep. I spent God knows how much money on supplements, herbs, books, prescriptions and acupuncture. I even got tested for sleep apnea although I suspected that wasn’t the problem (It wasn’t. In fact the doctor said I moved through […]
119 scientifically proven ways to be happier
One of my all-time favorite topics. Okay so maybe 119 ways to feel happier feels a little overwhelming. So cherry pick. Try two, or six or twenty…. This guest post is from Health Grinder. Everyone wants to be happy. We’ve all experienced it at different points in our lives. And the feeling is so good […]
Tried everything but you still can’t sleep? It might be adrenal fatigue.
A few years ago I had a serious emotional breakdown from severe insomnia. At one point it got so bad I started feeling microscopic “bugs” crawling all over my skin at night. I’d spend an hour scanning my arms with a magnifying glass trying to find invisible insects (this is a condition called formication). Formication […]
The split mind of postpartum depression
Originally published on Motherwell In a quiet, distant voice I tell my husband Mark that I want to die. Not exactly dead, I clarify, but not this. I tell him not to worry. I tell him love, guilt, duty will always matter more. I promise. But he has to understand, he has to reconcile what I’m saying […]