Ramblings From an Unusual Mind
Author of the Alice Clark series and Ramblings From an Unusual Mind series
Cinderella isn't dressed in yellow. She's dressed in black. And she's depressed, in pain, ill and exhausted but still getting the damn job done. She's on mood stabilizers that don't help nearly as much now that she quit smoking cigarettes. She doesn't live with step relatives but blood and her dad isn't dead but he's …
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This is what depression looks like: This is what depression feels like (to me anyway.) It's more than the really bad days of not being able to get out of bed. The idea of getting out of bed is exhausting. Not showering for days on end and not giving a rat's ass about it. Not …
I'm sharing this again because for me, it's important to share my struggles. In hopes that other's will see there is still reason for hope. I still have bad days. Hard days. Now, my good days are filled with so much love and joy and kindness, it truly makes these bad days easier to survive. …
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Win a copy of my book to celebrate the 4 year anniversary of my first novel, Finding Alice!I can't believe it has been 4 years since I first published Finding Alice! In a few short months the original first edition of Finding Alice will be pulled from the shelves and replaced with the newly edited …
Surviving with a Bipolar disorder diagnosis I am not my illness. No matter how many disorders they slap on my chart, they do not define me. They do not own me. I can only take care of myself the best I can and hope for a little compassion on days it's hard to get out …
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We all know potty training can be a nightmare. There are memes floating around much like this one that we have all seen our friends and family posting on social media.We all hear about how much better all lives involved, will be once our little one's are potty trained. Potty training isn't easy. Potty training …
The truth. Something we all seek yet sometimes it's more than we can bare. Here's my truth, or I should say, truths. I am 31 years old. I'm a single mother of an amazing little boy. I have a strong support system so that I can go out into the world and do the things …
Ramblings from an Unusual Mind,Is my new book, it releases for kindle on May 7th, 2015. It is now available for pre-order. Can't wait that long? The paperback is currently available via amazon.com and if you can swing, I recommend the paperback as the images in color are much more pleasing to the eye. The …
I haven't been able to write. No time, no will to. I've felt quite well the past few months. Spent some time on my own which is not exactly possible in my situation. Maybe it's the years of therapy or a perfect pharmaceutical cocktail, but i've been feeling good. Really good. It's bizarre and terrifying …
I looked at the ground, my heart broke. It took a deep breath in and tried to retain all the pieces it seemed to be in now. It didn't. It couldn't but be damned it still tried. Sometimes in life you are sitting still as the world rushes by you. Others, you don't have enough …