Things have gotten a bit different around these parts during the last month.
Scripture Snapshot: Elder Wilson “Take the Holy Spirit as Your Guide”
On Easter morning, I stood in my kitchen making bunny pancakes, squeezing orange juice, and listened to General Conference. Elder Larry Y. Wilson told a powerful and inspiring story about a sailor in his talk, “Take the Holy Spirit as Your Guide.” The Ship in the Storm While you should probably read the story yourself…
Death and Taxes
Since it is Tax Day, I thought I would do a more lighthearted post going over some things that have changed since I’ve been on this OCD-mental-illness-therapy-medicated journey. Yes, I can bring it back to taxes. Promise. When the Mental Illness Rules your Life When you live with a mental illness or mental health challenge,…
Chronic Illness + Mental Illness
When I first became familiar with the term “comorbidity,” I was a bit put off. It sounded too dark, ominous, and, frankly, scary. I didn’t want to have anything to do with it. Of course, I had no choice in the matter. I wasn’t allowed to decide if I wanted to have multiple illnesses at…
Food, Exercise, and Compulsions
As some of you may know and live….often, the medications we take for mental illnesses or mood disorders cause us to gain weight. While I do take some responsibility here, I will share that I have gained about thirty pounds since I had my surgery for endometriosis around two years ago.