depression – The Self-Help Whisperer®

This is going to be written stream-of-consciousness and without my usual attention to detail. It's not to say it will be poorly-written, just quickly and without pretence. I have found…

From My Bookshelf

Skinny Bitch – No-Nonsense or No-Way-José ?

30 Jun 202130 Jun 2021

Last day of June 2021... I can't believe it! What an interesting (!?!) reblog today! January 2019 was just another day where I rued the fact that I'm fat and…

Self-Help Whispering

A Day at the Park – And a Video From Me!

24 Jun 2021

You guys!! I had the BEST walk today in a NEW-to-me park! Oh, I've been in the parking lot and front section many times but never got out of the…

Podcasts

Podcast – Turning On The Light

18 Jun 2021

Nobody said this would be easy... and by that I mean... life... and podcasts. Finding my footing on our well-worn path. Hope you'll come along! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AhRlNZDeqNLYvrne4I7F7?si=7903b3788ea6458e

From My Bookshelf

You Were Not Born to Suffer – It’s about time!

9 Jun 20219 Jun 2021

As many of you know, up until the last few weeks, I was mired in a bout of depression triggered by the death of my beloved dad - AND -…

Podcasts

Podcast – Seeing the Light After Depression

8 Jun 202118 Jun 2021

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1t4YrQpV3fIRJjLiEeXP87?si=f8522621fd8a47df

Health Accountability & Encouragement

Health Accountability & Encouragement #1 – June 7 – July 20, 2021

8 Jun 202121 Jul 2021

July 20 - Just rolled in the door after a very full day of shopping, a haircut, the bakery for no-added sugar bread for hubby and some scones (a treat!),…

From My Bookshelf

Walking as self-help! – Perfect timing!

7 Jun 20213 Jul 2021

You guys! Today, I went for the first walk of what I hope will be many! I’m starting slow and let me tell you why... Several months ago my doctor…

Self-Help Whispering

Finding Joe – The Hero’s Journey & Bliss

2 Jun 2021

“The journey of the hero is about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative rebirth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Uphill Battle

28 May 202128 May 2021

TW: Depression I may be projecting (probably am) but I can only assume that you - the collective "you" - are tired of hearing about my (and other's) depression. I…

Self-Help Whispering

The Story of an Artist – An Anthem

27 May 202127 May 2021

I heard only a snippet of the song in a commercial... actually, it was this commercial (Thank you, Google!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-CZ9VMDK38 I had to find it. Once I did, I couldn't…

Self-Help Whispering

Poem & Picture of the Day – “The Trees Know”

26 May 202126 May 2021

“Yes, I see the path,” I said “But I don’t follow rules Instead, I choose to weave among The wooden, leafy jewels.“ Removing shoes, I step upon Green carpet, lush…

Self-Help Whispering

The Me You Can’t See – Inside Out

25 May 202125 May 2021

TW: Mental Health, Suicide Ideation, Depression & Anxiety I've been watching the AppleTV series, "The Me You Can't See" and have been feeling that all-familiar nudge to write about it.…

Self-Help Whispering

Yeah, I’ve been MIA – TW: Depression

26 Apr 202126 Apr 2021

What does one say when one is determined not to drag their friends and readers into the emotional muck called "depression during the pandemic"? Nothing. One says nothing. I mean,…

From My Bookshelf

Easy like Sunday – pERfectiON Not REquirED

14 Apr 202114 Apr 2021

April 14, 2021 Today's reblog is a post about my perfectionism and myriad meds. Fitting. See, yesterday, after six months of being off, I decided to go back on my…

From My Bookshelf

Spiritually Sassy – Radical, baby!

18 Feb 202118 Feb 2021

Just two days ago, I shared a teensy-tiny hint about this book. I've given it the once-over and now have gone back to the beginning to dig in and work…

From My Bookshelf

The Last Taboo – Mental Illness, thy name is Stigma

10 Feb 202113 Apr 2021

TW: Discussion of mental health disorders, suicide ideation and a deep dive into stigma. It seems only fitting that I link Canadian Amazon on a book about Mental Health in…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?*- Rich Dad, Poor Dad

8 Feb 2021

I find so many people struggling, often working harder, simply because they cling to old ideas. They want things to be the way they were; they resist change. I know…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – When a Parent is Depressed

5 Feb 20216 Feb 2021

In the interest of honesty, I almost didn’t write today. I did a “Remember this one?” post yesterday and skipped the day before. Here I go again… into the spiral…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Not a barn burner

26 Jan 202111 Feb 2021

I woke up in the middle of the night. Again!! Why? Well... I have a reason! Listen to this! Forgive the blur but it was 1:26 am. Half-asleep, I felt…

Self-Help Whispering

I don’t say this lightly – It’s PTSD

11 Jan 202111 Jan 2021

Late this morning, I was sitting in bed, where I have spent WAY too much time since this lockdown began (okay, and before that, also. Ugh.) after having caught up…

Self-Help Whispering

The Mane Event – But also, NOT (about hair, that is!)

4 Jan 20214 Jan 2021

Allow me to introduce you to my Hair Valet, shown in my featured photo. I call it my "Hair Valet" because it allows me to do my hair without so-much-as…

Self-Help Whispering

And a Merry, Happy, Joyful, Loving, Sparkling, Healthy, Healing Christmas Eve to YOU!

24 Dec 202024 Dec 2020

Snow's-a-comin' this way!! Can I get a whoop-whoop? The holidays have been difficult for me since moving to Canada (read: stomach-tugging, family-missing-difficult). I've never been able to spend it with…

From My Bookshelf

Wintering – Life’s grimalkin, no more!

21 Dec 202021 Dec 2020

"Watching winter and really listening to its messages, we learn that effect is often disproportionate to cause; that tiny mistakes can lead to huge disasters; that life is often bloody…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Ordinarily Well

1 Dec 2020

Ordinarily Well by Peter D. Kramer is about antidepressants. More to the point, it is about if they work. Kramer is not merely a bystander… he is a psychiatrist and scholar.…

Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Stormy Daze

15 Nov 202016 Nov 2020

It's a VERY stormy day today! The winds are so strong it feels as if the house will blow down. We've been so lucky over the last two weeks with…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Undoing Depression

12 Nov 2020

I love the subtitle of Richard O’Connor’s Undoing Depression: “What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’t Give You”… because… it’s always felt to me that there was something… some component… that…

Self-Help Whispering

An online depression test you might appreciate – I do!

10 Nov 202011 Nov 2020

I occasionally share websites I find along my travels... but in this case, it was shared with me... and I am sharing it with you. Brain Center TMS reached out…

Photography

Picture of the Day – The Sheryl Files

8 Nov 2020

My peeps, it had to happen. I'm depressed. And oh-so anxious. Shit. I wanted to go out and get some shots on this fantastic, unusually warm, November Sunday... But... Instead...…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Resilience

5 Nov 2020

In her final words, she said that “in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days…

Photography…

Picture of the Day – A Haiku- “Hello darkness, my old friend”

1 Nov 20201 Nov 2020

Alone with his thoughts Deep inside his hoodie world The darkness lives there.

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – A long story & A bonus musing at the end

29 Oct 20207 Dec 2020

Facebook is so kind to bring up memories from past years. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, always a peek into what was going on in my head that same day last…

Photography

Picture of the Day -“Orange Solitude”

10 Oct 2020

Self-Help Whispering

How are we doing?

11 Sep 2020

So, I’ve lost about ten pounds since we stopped eating meat. Only 100+ more to go. 🙄 I kinda digress, yes here, at the very beginning of the post. 🤣…

Photography

Picture of the Day – In search of breath & flowers

23 Aug 2020

I am sure I'm not alone in saying I hate Covid-19. I hate that a whole spring and summer was spent inside and that we finally went to the mall…

Photography

Picture of the Day & A Movie – “Earthing”

14 Aug 202028 Oct 2020

Look at this beautiful green grass! I have watched a wonderful movie on YouTube that I want to share with you. This photo reminded me of it!It's an hour and…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Begin with Yes

13 Aug 202013 Aug 2020

Begin with Yes by Paul S. Boynton is easy reading and the message itself is simple: Begin with Yes. Then how come it took me 64 pages to say, “Oh! I get…

From My Bookshelf

Healing the Child Within – For Crying Out Loud!

3 Aug 20203 Aug 2020

Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear for I wear a mask, a thousand masks, masks that I'm afraid to take off, and none…

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Suicide hotline numbers

Someone dies from suicide every 40 seconds

United States 1 800 273 8255

Canada 1 800 456 4566