"The thing, is crazy." Musings from an irreverent lawyer about mental health, law practice, girly things, and all else that is life.
AW MAN, REALLY?!?! I don't wanna write about this! Actually, i've been dealing with this topic a lot lately. Recently, I met a new friend through on online mental health support group, and we began to get really close. We had similar interests, passions and we were able to share really deep things and support… Continue reading BloPoWriMo Day 6: Heartbreak
I'm home sick today with some sort of sinus thing, which I hope will be improved with the medications my doctor has prescribed. I'm also still struggling with a friendship that I just lost, that I am trying to process and get over. So the topic of comfort is quite apt for this day. I'm… Continue reading NaBloPoMo Day 5: Comfort
Shame. Fuck shame. Fuck it all to hell. I didn't really become aware of shame as a deeply developed concept until I became acquainted with the work of Brene Brown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0 Watch this. It will give you an idea of what she is about. What is shame? Brene defines it as, "the intensely painful feeling… Continue reading BloPoWriMo Day 4: Shame
I grew up in a trailer park in Clear Lake, Iowa. Where I come from, they were not called "mobile homes," they are called trailers. Deal. This is not to say that they were trashy. The park where I lived was nice, mostly families with kids and older people. I don't recall a ton of… Continue reading NaBloPoMo Day 3: Childhood
Read this blog, and you will see that I have posted a lot already about day-to-day anxiety and how it affects me. Today, i'm gonna tell my anxiety story. When I think about anxiety, it is hard for me to pinpoint when it began, but I know that I became aware of it being problematic… Continue reading NaBloPoMo Day #2: Anxiety
Purpose, huh? I was talking to a friend about this blog today, and she wanted to know what sort of blog it was, or what I was writing about. I don't know if the answer I gave her was all that helpful, but I will tell you. I started this blog because I wanted a… Continue reading #NaBloPoMo Day 1: Purpose
Sometimes music helps me process hard things. Right now, I am mourning the loss of someone, and these songs are speaking to me. https://youtu.be/EQOZadIqQYA https://youtu.be/YvzWRzTh7jg Neither of these reflect the facts of the actual situation, but I suppose that doesn't matter. They comfort me. https://youtu.be/3C9VBaSI_zQ As you might have gathered, I am a huge DMB… Continue reading Music Therapy: Loss
