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This is My Brave.

Filed Under: Biz, Blogs, Mental Health, Mental Illness, PPD, Suicide

When I started this blog almost three years ago, writing about mental illness and suicide, I did it out of grief and inspired by my Facebook friends and family.  I had no idea at the time how much the world needed to bring mental illness out of the darkness. How much misinformation and stigma there really […]

Guest Post: Dancing With My Death Song

Filed Under: Blogs, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Suicide

I’d like to welcome Bobbi today (of I am Resplendent blog) for the continuation of suicide prevention week. Her story is one of depression, suicidal ideation and a suicide attempt. But through her experiences she learned a very important lesson that I’m happy to have her share. As she says, “it (the attempt) brought me […]

Guest Post: October 2nd

Filed Under: Blogs, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Suicide

I’d like to welcome Elaina today for the continuation of Suicide Prevention Week. I want to thank her for being so open and brave in sharing her experiences with bipolar disorder, suicidal thoughts and an attempt. I hope her words let others know they are not alone and there is hope around the bend. Also […]

Guest Post: I Don’t Know

Filed Under: Blogs, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Suicide

Today I’d like to welcome Jessica, self described “mental health ninja” for the continuation of suicide prevention week. She found hope through her relationship with God. As she says, “God wanted me to live; and not just to live, live – but to LIVE.” I’m sure many of you can relate and know that your […]

Style: Rock What You’ve Got

Filed Under: Beauty, Blogs, Fashion, Self Image, Style

STYLE GUEST POST By: Morgann of Glitter in the Grey I’d like to welcome Morgann, a fellow Pacific Northwesterner and style blogger.  So many of us are Moms, caregivers, multiple-job holders, busybusybusy ladies. Often times, women of that general description tend to put themselves last when it comes to shopping or even thinking about themselves. […]

On the Move. My Story of PPD.

Filed Under: Blogs, Mental Health, Mental Illness, PPD

Today I’m over at Home Life Simplified sharing my story of postpartum depression and anxiety. Once a month Debra Dane features the story of survivors of perinatal illnesses (this covers PND, PPD, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, Psychosis). Who is Debra? She’s an American (New York City born and raised) married to a Brit (her total opposite) living permanently in […]

Tips to Maximize Your Conference Confidence

Filed Under: Biz, Blogs, Mental Health, Tech, Travel

. I got back from BlogHer ’13 on Sunday and my head is still spinning with all of the experiences. So many wonderful things happened while I was there. I met amazing women and men who are so passionate about what they do. I interacted with some incredible brands. And I just had a ton […]

Risk and Reward

Filed Under: Biz, Blogs, Fashion, Mental Health, Style, Tech, Travel

I’m in Chicago today for the very last day of BlogHer conference. Its been such an incredible experience so far on so many levels, but one of the biggest lessons I’m learning is that without risk, we’ll never reap the rewards. I didn’t originally plan to come this year, but my friend Kerri @_themaven talked […]

On the Move for Style.

Filed Under: Biz, Blogs, Fashion, Style

I’ve found something that’s been a fun distraction for my mental health. I’ve been writing for a couple of brand blogs totally focused on shoes, handbags and fashion. I’ve been loving it. Not thinking at all about the heavy stuff and just playing. I really do love blogging about my passion for suicide prevention and […]