May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to take stock of your mental well being. Since
Linda Schmitmeyer
The end of a road?
We walk with a walk that is measured and slow
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the
Remembering Rosemarie
It’s been an interesting and busy two months since my book, Rambler: A Family Pushes Through the
Manic Impulse!
Mania can manifest in many different ways, from inflated self-esteem to a decreased need for sleep, from
Rethinking Sunday’s Blue Law
It’s Sunday, and my son, Luke, has his cell phone turned off. Which means if I want
The Art of Healing: “Pretty Pictures”
I saw the “Van Gogh, Monet, Degas” exhibit on a chilly, gray day in Pittsburgh last week.
Shrouded in Shame
Multiple hospitalizations occur for some people with severe mental illnesses, in part because it takes times to
Breaking the silence
For years I wrote a column for the Butler Eagle, our local daily newspaper. Mostly I wrote
Why the title, “Rambler: A family pushes through…”?
What should I call my book after spending so many years writing it? It was a weighty