While we are on the topic of mental health advocacy, I wanted to share the meaningful e-mail I received from Randy, the compassionate guy who made a video of my “dream,” described on the post, “I, Too, Have a Dream.” I had no idea the dream of mine had traveled outside of the US! He…

My fellow blogger, Katherine Stone, at Postpartum Progress writes a powerful plea of action to us–yes, you and me, even those of you who haven’t experienced depression or any mood disorder–to help prevent our world from more child abuse, suicide, preterm births, and to promote healthy families, in general. We can petition and vote to…

Since I’m talking a lot about boundaries lately, I thought I’d republish the one I taped last summer where I describe an exercise I learned in the psych ward (how to visualize your boundaries) and give you an example of the types of things I’m saying “no” to now. Yah! Progress! To view my YouTube…

Real Simple has a good, practical article on how to say “no.” Not that I intend to follow any of the advice. But Duke Robinson, author of “Too Nice for Your Own Good” lays out a few awkward situations, and how you can break free of getting stuck doing something, or paying for something you…

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