Good Day New York
I had the pleasure of being on a Mother's Day Panel on Good Day New York Fox 5 with the lovely Shari Simpson Cabelin and Suzanne Chan. Check out the segment below! New York News
Stigma Fighters: Sarah C.
When I was growing up, there was a magnet on my family’s refrigerator that said, “Our family puts the FUN back in dysFUNctional”. As the saying goes, no truer words… As a young child, I didn’t realize that what my family was abnormal. Mental illness was just a part of the landscape. It wasn’t until [...]
Running
When I close my eyes I can feel it. There's a rock in my chest. It's hard like cement. It's heavy and it hurts me. I don't want to feel anymore. I don't want to hurt anymore. So I open my eyes wide and I bend my knees in anticipation. I take a deep breath [...]
Stigma Fighters: Mint I.
Can you imagine saying to someone who has cancer that you “don’t believe in cancer?” How about telling someone with a mobility impairment that they just need to apply themselves and “try harder” to walk? Would you ask someone who was born Deaf, “don’t most kids normally outgrow that?” Well, those are the kinds of [...]
Ari Turns Six
Yesterday Ari turned six-years-old. I cannot believe it's been six years since he was born. I remember it like it was yesterday. My water broke and the medical resident told me I peed on myself. Turns out he was wrong and 36 hours later or so Ari was born at 4:19am on May 6th 2008. Six [...]
Stigma Fighters: Lea G.
As you might or might not know, I battled depression for a long time. I still do, really. I began to write a comment on her blog post, and I just found that I couldn't stop. I just kept writing and writing and writing. Before I published it, I paused. Was it really okay to [...]
Approved Colleges – A Pioneer in Online Education
Recently, I've had opportunity to connect with Approved Colleges, a website dedicated to the advancement of students pursuing their degrees online. I am a tenacious individual who doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. That includes my educational career. I am going back to finish my graduate degree in the Fall 2014 and I'm extremely [...]
BlogHer VOTY and How I Feel
I was nominated for BlogHer Voices of The Year for two categories: humor (3-Year-Olds Are Assholes) and Op-Ed (Fighting Against The Stigma of Mental Illness) I am so grateful that I was nominated. I didn't win. Two of my favorite people on the Internet did win, however. Lea Grover and Jenni Chiu. Congratulations ladies, you [...]