Mental Health

Sep 2, 20223 min read

More Than a Depressed Cougar

You know, when I started this blog, I thought it would be 80% sexy stories and 20% breezy advice on getting the dishes done when you're...

Aug 10, 20223 min read

Why I Took a Retail Job in My Forties

I had my eighth shift at the art supply store today. It's going well. God bless the staff for teaching this old cat new tricks. I'm 44...

Aug 3, 20223 min read

Update: Everything Really Is Gonna Be Okay

In June 2022, I spent a night in the psych ward. I was sick and tired. I'd been crashing with my friend in Burlington for the better part...

Jul 2, 20224 min read

Why I Haven't Been Writing

The first post I published on this blog (way back in October 2021) was called "'So What Are You Looking For?'", a question I'd been...

Feb 5, 20226 min read

Chasing Sanity: My Escape from the 9-to-5

I’d only been in my new position at the agency for two days when I decided to take a mental health leave for a week. On paper, starting...

Jan 24, 20223 min read

Grounding in 5...4...3...2...1!

Five things you can see. Four things you can feel. Three things you can hear. Two things you can smell. One thing you can taste. If...

Jan 18, 20226 min read

Turn Off the Gaslight

Have you ever known something down to your bones, but someone's tried to convince you that you don't know what you know you know? I'm not...

Dec 2, 20213 min read

In Defence of Instability

I had my first session with a life coach on November 11th. It's a Remembrance Day I'll never forget. It's the day I realized that my...

Nov 16, 20213 min read

Depression Tip: Self-Reiki

I touch myself. During the pandemic, I went almost a year and a half with no physical contact. Well, not no physical contact...once a...

Nov 1, 20214 min read

Depression Tip: Chore Lottery

Adding a bit of chaos makes doing the dishes or folding laundry more palatable, especially when I'm sinking in the blues. I took a boxing...