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I’ve said this before, but I learn as much for my readers and readers learn in my posts. One reader, TJ (I remember because that’s also my nickname), wrote back in May, “How do I reach out for help?” I forget what I said. No, I remember: “Just do it. But don’t expect people to…

Right after reading TJ’s uplifting success story, I learned about this disturbing story: An Australian woman accused of murdering her father and sister was denied psychiatric treatment because of her parents’ Scientology beliefs. You can read the entire story by clicking here. Psychiatrist Mark Cross said in a report that the woman was diagnosed with…

Regarding relapse, here’s some interesting information from “Psychology Today“: Contrary to conventional wisdom, it’s not some singular upsetting event that sends most people spiraling downward into a relapse of depression. Rather, it’s longstanding difficulties of a relatively severe nature. So conclude researchers at the University of Calgary in Canada, who for six months followed 57…

Although we weren’t allowed to roast marshmallows in the psych ward (for fear of someone purposely lighting himself on fire), there were many campfire moments, where we sat in a circle sharing some of the most intimate memories, stories, hopes, and fears that, along with a power failure in the left part of the prefrontal…

When that happens to a manic-depressive when her bumps get wings and fly away? She becomes “exuberant,” the title of Kay Redfield Jamison’s book (“Exuberance: The Passion for Life“). This is the other face of depression, not mania. Jamison writes: The infectious energies of exuberance that proclaim and disperse much of what is marvelous in…

Because there were over 80 responses to my post about the poem ‘Footprints,’ I wanted to share a few other inspirational quotes, sayings, or stories that have given me strength. The Story of the Fern and the Bamboo was just sent to me by my guardian angel, Ann, and it so reminded me of my…

And one more piece of my spiritual armor is Psalm 91. My mom kept her Bible in our living room marked to this passage. I would sit there when no one was around and read it over and over again, soaking in every single word of consolation. It used to give me great peace. It…

Four attractive young moms (what SOME men might call “yummy mummies”) are sipping on margaritas at a Mexican bar enjoying Happy Hour. “I’m telling you, I hate it!” one says. “I can tolerate it if I’m not tired,” says another. “I force myself to do it for him,” adds one more. “Not me. I’ve got…

There’s no such thing as safe sex, argues Esther Perel in her book “Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic.” Because in order for the sex to be good, and desire to live in a relationship, there needs to be an element of risk or adventure or suspense. Perel debunks the assumption that…

Oh my God! Maybe I’m allergic to sex! One more thing for this OCD gal to worry about. I don’t think I am, but this was interesting article anyway. To read the whole thing click here: “Could You Be Allergic to Sex?” by Charles Downey. Here’s an excerpt: Medical researchers have found that some women…
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