I wrote the following Guest Essay for our local newspaper about my husband talking to police officers of the challenges he faced with mental illness. He and several others spoke to law enforcement during a week-long Crisis Intervention Training. Titled
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A glass half full
Following a vacation out West, I wrote the following guest essay for our local newspaper in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Oct. 2-8. It’s titled “What mental illness took from us—and the gifts it gave.”
“If you could change one
Happy Valentine’s Day
Here’s a Guest Column I wrote for our local newspaper for Valentine’s Day, where I explore small things we can do to connect us to one another in these troubling times.
I tend to downplay Valentine’s Day. Not because I’m
Pedalin’ for Mental Health!
Here’s a Guest Opinion Column I wrote for our local newspaper in recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a good time to take stock of our mental well-being, especially after the many challenges of the past year.
A cross worth bearing
Twenty-five years ago, on Christmas day 1995, my husband, Steve, gave me a tree ornament fashioned from two popsicle sticks. He joined them with a tiny nut and bolt to form a cross, on which he wrote, “Keep me as
Happy 100, Mom!
How do I honor the woman who is at the core of who I am as a person? How do I share the depth and breadth of my mother’s remarkable life?
Mom was born 100 years ago today, and although she’s
Day to Day During CoVid Times
“I’m trying to accept this time for what it is, and not just waiting for my life tore resume being what it was.”
It’s a Working World
The mental health of workers has never been more important than it is today as we struggle with today’s CoVid-19 crisis. Below is a guest column I wrote several years ago for our local newspaper on how businesses are stepping
What goes around…
This is a guest column published in our local newspaper that I wrote about a National Alliance on Mental Illness program I attended 24 years ago. These educational classes made a tremendous difference in helping me cope with my husband’s
Generational Fortitude
By the vitality of writing, a human can express ideas, images and facts from his surroundings to other individuals… for today and tomorrow. ~ Liwwät Böke, 1845
For me, writing is a pathway
to understanding. Exploring a thought or idea by pecking
