Mental Health
Welcome to a space dedicated to the real, raw, and sometimes messy journey of mental health—where anxiety, fear, faith, and hope intersect. Here you’ll find honest stories and reflections about facing the unknown, managing anxiety, and finding peace amid life’s storms.
Whether it’s the quiet panic before stepping into something new, the challenge of calming a racing mind, or the unexpected joy found in reframing fear as excitement, these posts offer relatable experiences and practical tools that empower you to embrace uncertainty with courage and grace.
Expect thoughtful insights on meditation, grounding techniques, faith, and self-care strategies designed to help you navigate the mental and emotional ups and downs of everyday life. This is a place to find solidarity, inspiration, and gentle encouragement for your own mental health journey—because no one should have to face the storm alone.
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Why Living in Survival Mode Doesn’t Work: Staying Soft in a Season that Keeps Asking for More
During the weeks we were helping care for my grandmother in hospice, living in survival mode felt necessary. There were medications to track. Visitors to update. Logistics to manage. I remember one night sitting on the couch and listening to the rhythmic hissing and puffing of the oxygen machine. The house was quiet, but my Read more
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What the 90s Asphalt Challenge Taught Me about Community and Burnout
When is the first time you felt embraced by a community? For me, it was during the summers of my youth on walks home from the pool. “Mama, how are you doing that? Aren’t your feet burning?“ No sweetie peatie, my feet aren’t burning at all. In fact, back in my day, we used to Read more
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Grieving a Dog with Kids: What Helped Us Heal Together
The Mess of Grief: Losing our Sweet Kane Our sweet silver-lab, Kane, went to be with God. Now my youngest prays, ‘God, help Kane shine bright in heaven.’ Saying goodbye to our silver-lab Kane on my daughter’s 10th birthday was a different kind of grief—and now we are trying to find peace in the mess Read more
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Storm Chasers for Life: Vibrant Emotional Resilience
Embracing the Unknown: Faith in the Storm Thunderstorm season is upon us! The messy unknowns—will the power go out? Do the flashlights still work? Will the wind topple a tree or the rain flood the basement? So much potential for chaos…and still, I love a good thunderstorm because I always find faith in the storm. Read more
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Maycember: The Most Overlooked Mental Health Crisis of the Year
The Mess of May, also known as Maycember. Everything happening at once. Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, School Ending, Field Day, Warm Weather Outings, Summer Plans, Graduations, Spring Sports, Dance Competitions. Burnout in Disguise May is when burnout comes dressed like celebration. It looks like joy—balloons, cupcakes, sunny field days—but underneath, so many of Read more
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Hectic Parking and Heart Gratitude
Hectic Parking and Heart Gratitude: A lesson in letting go and finding peace in the present moment, no matter how messy it might be. Hectic parking situations—count me out. This is something I used to obsess about; it’s part of why I didn’t like to commit to events. It sounds so silly to say that Read more
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Don’t Burn the House Down: Balancing Perfectionism and Reality
The Mess: Feeling Like I’m Not Doing Enough You know that running list of things you have to do that never seem to get done. That never-ending to-do list feels especially overwhelming when my husband is on shift. There’s this added pressure to do everything spectacularly so the girls won’t notice that he is gone. Read more
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Work-Life Balance: Juggling It All (Without Losing My Mind)
The Mess: Creating Work-Life BalanceWhen Irritability Creeps In The Mess: I’m feeling irritable and I don’t know why. Mama’s and wifey’s out there, have you ever found yourself in this space? No one in your family actually did anything wrong, but you are ready to snap just the same. I usually find myself in this Read more
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Overcoming Anxiety of New Beginnings: Fear to Freedom
The Mess: Stressing over the unknown. I don’t mean what the future holds or when I will die. I mean overcoming anxiety of new beginnings. It’s the inescapable anxiety that bubbles up anytime I am faced with something new. At the height of my anxiety struggles, even something that promised fun made my chest tight. Read more
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Embracing a Growth Mindset: From Crumbles to Confidence
Today’s mess: Lacking a growth mindset. Have you ever struggled with the fear of inadequacy? Developing a growth mindset could help. You know what you want. You feel deep in your soul the type of woman you are meant to be, but you find yourself stuck. My girls and I have been through some seasons Read more