Creating Imaginative Worlds with Writing
Marking 2nd year work Anniversary with my current company, amazing how fast a year comes and go and it has been eventful year with lots to learn. I would like to think that after my last lay off in March 2023 I have been able to fully move on, but I have not. Although I… Continue reading Celebrating My 2nd Year Work Anniversary
For those who know me, for those who read my blogs, my books and just my writing, death and suicide are often a topic of discussion. It is certainly not a topic most like to talk about or even consider. I have had many breaking points in life, struggling with depression, anxiety, financial struggles, especially… Continue reading Suicide Prevention Month: Why Your Voice Matters
Shame is a prevalent part of my life each day, I wake up with shame and I go to sleep with shame, as one of the main themes in my life for years now which is one of the reasons I wrote Runaway, Shame, my memoir out December 1st, yes that is my shameless plug,… Continue reading Confronting Career and Financial Shame: My Journey
I often play conversations in my head, not sure if anyone does what you may say to a person at home, at work in various scenarios. I re-play words/conversations in my might regularly in how I am going to explain to my family one when I am no longer here. Sadly the only conversation I… Continue reading The Voices in My Head
Second chances are always appreciated in our lives whether it’s a second chance at a relationship or a career or to rebuild. I can honestly say I have gotten a few second chances in life especially after my Suicide attempt in 2007. At that point in my life which I was in my mid-twenties I… Continue reading Overcoming Adversity: How Second Chances Change Lives
The aftermath of Suicide is well displayed in media if you have ever watched the television series “Reservation Dogs” and “The Bear” where two the characters the television series center around is where Daniel reflecting the high rates of suicide in Indigenous communities. Whereas Mikey in the Bear also commits suicide which sets the tone… Continue reading Exploring Grief: Suicide in Reservation Dogs and The Bear
The author reflects on feeling a loss of personal joy despite loving their family. They reminisce about brighter times and battle inner turmoil, believing their own value is diminishing. Writing serves as an escape and a legacy, while they grapple with life's challenges and existential thoughts about significance and worth.
Did you know its mental Health Awareness Month? well it is for the month of May. Such an important month for awareness to those who struggle like myself. For those that do not know what and why this month exist, it all says it in the name, but for additional context: Mental Health Awareness Month (also… Continue reading Understanding Mental Health Awareness Month: A Personal Journey
It feels great to look forward to things in life, like a vacation, a promotion, a baby, a marriage, the lists goes now. Sadly, I don’t have many of these moments anymore, although yes there are those milestones likes birthdays and celebrations I look forward to, but those happen each year. I guess for myself,… Continue reading The Distortion of a Fragile Mind on Edge
The beast of my life has not been satisfied by my most recent Autobiography "The Forgotten Son" and although I am very proud of the work I have put out giving the reader a picture of my whole life, there is one piece that still affects me each and every day and that is my… Continue reading Confronting My Inner Beast: A Memoir on Mental Health
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