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How To Participate In Life When You Realize You’d Rather Sit On Your Porch With A Shotgun
I guess everyone hits that point where they realize that maybe they are becoming old and out of touch. I think that maybe I’ve hit …
Apologizing Isn’t Always The Right Thing To Do – AKA: That Time I Was Mistaken For Satan
As Canadians we are always apologizing for something, but is it really for the best? Perhaps there is a time when you shouldn’t apologize for …
Is There a ‘Good’ Kind of Anal Leakage?
So, last week we found out I was allergic to Penicillin. This week finds me on an antibiotic that my doctor describes as effective but …
How Does Awareness Help?
I keep seeing all these campaigns to raise “awareness” for all sorts of issues and I found myself wondering why we are raising “awareness” instead …
What IS an Emergency Anyway?
Jagged holes, exposed nerves, purple acid pustule rashes, and enough novocaine to take down an elephant… If there is one thing I’ve learned over the …
But I Can’t Afford Therapy!
In July 2015 I found myself in a really bad place mentally. I had once again hit the bottom of that deep dark hole that …
Why Balance is Important
It all started when we moved into our house. My mom had the kitchen cabinets torn out so that she could upgrade the kitchen, but …
You Think I’m the Crazy One?
While most people take their weekend getaways at sunny little B&B’s, recently I’ve taken to spending some nice relaxing weekends in the Mental Health Suite …
Make it (a bit) Better!
As I have found in the past, when life gets really uncomfortable I am often driven to experiment with ways to combat depression that I …