Category Archives: Like a Bird
I’m Afraid of Being Healthy and In Recovery
I’m not there yet. There’s still a ways to go but I’m finally FINALLY in a place that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I don’t think you can “cure” mental illnesses but you can treat them and eventually be happy and healthy. I’m almost there. And I’m feeling fucking […]
How Learning to Let Go, Allowed Everything to Click Into Place
For years I’ve struggled with feeling like a “jack of all trades”, I worried for such a long time that I would never be an expert enough at something to do it well or be successful. SO often I pushed away different parts of me in favor of other’s so I could learn and be […]
The Real Faces of Mental Illness: Mckella and Seasonal Affective Disorder
The Real Faces of Mental Illness is a monthly interview series from real people sharing their personal stories and experiences. I want to show people what it’s really like to have a mental illness and not hide behind medical terms and symptoms. I want to share what it’s like to live with these diseases, on […]
