Chronicles of Sadness: Triggers

Note: These aren’t my words. This isn’t my journey. But it could be. It could be anyone’s. This is Alma’s journey. Thank you for being brave enough to share. I haven’t edited this in any way.  On Depression.  It’s messy It can leave you in a puddle, snot nosed, crying (for no apparent reason). It […]

Chronicles of Sadness: Mike’s War

Note: Many of you might be familiar with my semi-regular postings about my own dealings with depression and anxiety and overall mental health. That is my war. I am willing to share my own war with you all to shine the light on mental health. My dear friend, Mike is willing to share his own […]

Ugly and Proud

A little over a week ago, I got into a disagreement with a coworker. It was small and petty and completely unattached to anything work-related. What the argument was about really isn’t important. It was a “nothing” exchange. The whole thing was bizarre and completely unwarranted: I listened to the agressiveness coming from this person not with fear (because unfortunately, as a […]

Online Dating: 4 Common Profile Mistakes To Avoid

We live in troubling times, y’all. The world is basically a giant dumpster fire and we’re just living in it. We have all kinds of crazy real world problems to deal with and yet, somehow, we still want a partner in this crappy world. Whatever.  Online dating seems to be the most popular way to […]

Chronicles Of Sadness: Feeling Worthy

When you’re living with depression, there’s a lot of shit going on in your head. I mean… like duh, way to state the obvious, but hey… someone has to. What a lot of people don’t understand is that living with depression is just that- living with depression. Just because you’re dressed and out of the […]