The Secret Ingredient to Wellness
I remember well what it felt like to be unhappy. It was exhausting. It was isolating. It was such an unnatural state to be in. Like my body was rejecting […]
Category Archives: Personal Stories
#Purpose
What if we could stand shamelessly in celebration of what makes us awesome? What if we honoured our truest desires no matter what others thought or needed from us? What […]
A Bit Like Baring Your Soul
I have to admit, I’m a bit of a procrastinator. But I’m also an ‘ideas’ person. Constantly coming up with new ones – daily in fact. The two traits sometimes […]
Progress
It’s been a long while. My apologies. What can I say? Life has been busy. I’ve been following old dreams and creating new ones. And I’ve been keeping up with […]
My First Year As a Blogger
Happy 1st Blogiversary RootsB4Branches! On March 21 last year I published my first blog post. I had been toying with the idea of taking my story public for over a […]
Making Good on a Dream
When life is good I write less. Being wrapped up in the busyness of a life well lived means I tend to turn to my writing less often. Unfortunately this […]
A Nod to ‘Find Your Brave’
There is something magical that happens when you see yourself in someone else’s story of triumph. There is a familiarity there. A sense of comfort, peace even, when you realize: […]
Seeing the Blesson
It’s easy to feel cheated by Bipolar Disorder. Some days I feel self-pity and anger about having a chronic, life-long illness. I can’t begin to feel grateful for it. I […]
Dancing to My Own Music
Testing the limits of sanity is a solitary venture. No one can stand at that brink with you. You have to go it alone. This is precisely why it is […]
The Acorn
Living with Bipolar Disorder has had its challenges, but what continues to inspire me are the lessons this unexpected gift has taught me. Hands down the most important lesson I […]
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