I didn’t even know what I loved to do anymore
I didn’t even know what I loved doing anymore and I was worried about what would happen when I was gone.
What does sad actually feel like?
It felt heavy and overwhelming for a couple minutes and then it started to dissipate, slowly decreasing until it was gone It was much shorter than what I was avoiding experiencing.
we may be crazy hikers, but we’re happy hikers
There’s no other distraction and nothing else to do but talk and get really present with each other and with nature.
The family that feels together heals together
I feel sad right now. It feels warm and heavy over my heart, pressing in a little, shallow breathing.
The hardest hike in their life . . . yet
3 years ago we did a hike that was the hardest and longest our kids had done at the time. They were 11, 13 and 15 and the hike was…
One way I deal with anxiety and depression is really challenging and questioning my thoughts.
One way I deal with anxiety and depression is really challenging and questioning my thoughts.
Climbing out of depression
I didn’t even realize there was a “voice” in my head. I just had a daily onslaught of negativity in my head and took it as facts, just who I was, all true.
What do feelings feel like?
When you describe what is happening in your body you become a watcher of your emotions, watching them rise and fall. You get out of your head and into your body.
Humbled by my teen
“Mom, I remember when I was younger and I told you I chose a hymn to memorize and you said, “why would you want to memorize that one?” and I felt like you thought I was dumb for liking that one and you never listened to why I love it."