Overcoming My Own Anxiety

I was blinded by a narcissist. If you know what that is like, then you know how hard it is to get away, get free of the mental mind games and be free from an emotional vampire. I wasn’t sure how I allowed it to happen – I was always strong-minded, strong-willed,...

My Journey Is Not A Race

What does mental health mean to you? To me, mental health is just as important if not more important than physical health. If my mental health isn’t in a good place, the rest of my health and life truly isn’t either. If I am struggling mentally then it means I’m not...

My Mental Health Journey…

My mental health journey began many years ago, and has been, probably THE MOST difficult health issue that I’ve had to face.  We hear in the news and in our families, how mental health tends to be taboo and something most people just don’t talk about, or want to bring...

Resilience in Military Spouses..Part 2

“The resiliency that is forced on military spouses, families, and service members is dynamic. It’s unscheduled, tough, learn as you go, unwritten rules and regulations which go unspoken amongst the ranks of all military spouses.” My grand idea to deal with...

Resilience​ in Military Spouses

I don’t believe in today’s time and age it would be a difficult task explaining to someone that military service and the necessity of resiliency go hand and hand. However, I would venture to say perhaps a forsaken aspect of military service is the spouse and family...