I forcefully threw my iPad down and then proceeded to flip over the kitchen table. Crap.
My Dad, the Hero
My parents both strongly believe that he had gone to heaven and come back.
My parents both strongly believe that he had gone to heaven and come back.
Structure
When my husband or son stay home because they are ill, I lose the structure around which I organize my day and my self.
When my husband or son stay home because they are ill, I lose the structure around which I organize my day and my self.
Reconciling the Past and Staying in the Present
I often feel like I have fallen down from up high, and am less of a person than I once was.
I often feel like I have fallen down from up high, and am less of a person than I once was.
I Was a Workaholic Mother
And I’ve only just begun…
And I’ve only just begun…
Bipolar and Dementia
Even if my bipolar disorder progresses, even if I get dementia, I can still love and be loved.
Even if my bipolar disorder progresses, even if I get dementia, I can still love and be loved.
Spring Brings Hypomania
Exhausting and stressful.
Exhausting and stressful.
Brain Is a Brain
Why do so many of us feel compassion for those with dementia and fear those with mental illness?
Why do so many of us feel compassion for those with dementia and fear those with mental illness?
Burns
Balance, blanace, balance, where is the balance?
Balance, blanace, balance, where is the balance?
From Age Thirty to Thirty-Seven
After I had my breakdown at age thirty, I moved back in with my parents.
After I had my breakdown at age thirty, I moved back in with my parents.
Dear Younger Me
I cannot change the past. I can only move forward from here.
I cannot change the past. I can only move forward from here.
Jazz and Grief
His passion for Jazz as a memorial.
His passion for Jazz as a memorial.
How I’ve Been Grieving Lately
Now’s the time to spend with family.
Now’s the time to spend with family.
Kitt’s Invented Platitudes
I think it is human nature to ascribe or find meaning to events in our lives. Sometimes platitudes makes us feel better.
I think it is human nature to ascribe or find meaning to events in our lives. Sometimes platitudes makes us feel better.
I Am Not Ashamed
Do not try to do it all alone.
Do not try to do it all alone.
Now Grief Feels Like Nothing
Grief is not linear, nor is it universal.
Grief is not linear, nor is it universal.