“You are not alone” is often something I say, or write, when discussing mental health struggles, but it also makes me laugh because it sounds a bit ominous, too, like maybe I should turn around and look behind me. I think that’s also the look I often get (ominous) when trying to explain Harm OCDContinue reading “Book Recommendations for Mental Health May”
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The Things I’ve Heard
“People just don’t understand. No, they don’t, but I’m here. I do. And I’ll keep showing up.” Since I’ve been out at bookstores doing signings with the OCD memoir that I co-authored with my adult child, You’re Not a Murderer: You Just Have Harm OCD, I feel like I’ve just about heard it all. Yes,Continue reading “The Things I’ve Heard”
Finding the Joy
“…this is joy even if the subject matter is not so joyous. We are here to connect, to feel, to bear witness.” It’s been a very busy year. Nicholas Eternal, a book I wrote back in 2015, was finally published this past summer. The next book in the Ares series, Losing Ares, came out in October, andContinue reading “Finding the Joy”
Digging Deep
“…may we all tell the stories that come straight from our hearts, especially the ones that are difficult to unpack, the ones that could use a little more light. Is it a story that’s hard to tell? I’d argue those are the moments when we are guarding treasure, when someone needs what we have. MayContinue reading “Digging Deep”
To ERP Is Human; to Forgive Divine
“Take a breath. Remember your ERP training. Remember how far you’ve come, but also remember, you are human.“ It’s bedtime. I yawn, close my door, thankful that the days of dreading bedtime as if it were a trip to the dentist are behind me. Obsessive compulsive disorder always plagued me the worst at night. ItContinue reading “To ERP Is Human; to Forgive Divine”
Harm OCD: You Are Not Alone 