Depression: 1 Cup Of Coffee And A Little Bit Of Conversation

You see Lainy, this is all we need. A couple smokes, a cup of coffee, and a little bit of conversation. You and me and five bucks. Troy Dyer, Reality Bites I’ve got to be honest, my friends. I’m a mess. I debated whether to post this update of sorts, but I want you to …

Screaming Into The Void: 4 Ways To Ask For Help With Your Mental Health

Because wherever I sat—on the deck of a ship or at a street café in Paris or Bangkok—I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air. Sylvia Plath Lately, I’ve been having a hard time with my mental health. I am dealing with a situational depression, so my …

Writing With ADHD: 12 Simple Tips

“Distracted from distraction by distraction.” -T. S. Eliot. Writing with ADHD can be trying. As you can probably tell from my infrequent posts as of late, I’m in a writing rut. I’m actually just in a rut, in general. To be honest, I’m dealing with a bucket load of depression that is keeping me in …

Connections: A Look Inside The World Of Internet Friendships

“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg, even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” — Bernard Meltzer I have a weird relationship with internet friendships. I’m not sure what generation I come from, it depends on who you ask, but it was a generation that grew up both with …

Mental Health Blogging: Reflecting On My Reason

“Writing about writer’s block is better than not writing at all.” Charles Bukowski It’s happened again, my lovelies. I have found myself in the midst of a massive creative slump. The well has been dry. I can’t execute ideas and trying to force myself to write or art journal have resulted in half-hearted, half-finished drivel. …

My Mental Health: 11 Ways ADHD Can Impact Working Memory

Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever. Will Self Working memory issues plague a lot of ADHDers like me. I really would lose my head if it wasn’t screwed on tight. I’ve …

Put Me In Coach: What Is Coaching?

Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen. Pete Carroll I discovered life coaching last summer while looking for ways to monetize my business that I would …