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Dare: February update
I’m linking up with Just Be Enough for my monthly update on my one word focus for this year. My confidence is soaring. My partner in crime for LTYM gave me a gentle nudge to write a blog post for … Continue reading
Posted in self care
Tagged #oneword, confidence, faith, hope, just be enough, LTYM, running, self-care, yoga
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Dare: My One Word Update
My journey has been a bit rocky as I try to find my footing. The frantic pace of work, kids, housework and working on the LTYM show has not allowed me as much time as I wanted to write about my one … Continue reading
Now what….
I am stunned by the response to my last post. I am alternately grateful, proud, terrified and moved to tears. In my haste to post it, I somehow disabled the comments. Clearly, I still need to keep visiting the help forums at … Continue reading
Posted in postpartum depression
Tagged intrusive thoughts, just be enough, Mama's Comfort Camp, motherhood, parenting
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Just Be Enough: Parenting with Postpartum Mood Disorders
Today I am linking up with Just Be Enough to talk about a cause that I hold close to my heart – postpartum mood disorders. Since my diagnosis fifteen months from postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety, I have been searching for myself. I finally … Continue reading
Posted in postpartum depression
Tagged confidence, hope, just be enough, parenting, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, self image
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Just Be Enough: Self-Portrait
I am linking up with Just Be Enough today for a self-portrait. I took this photo at work a few months ago. I sent this picture to a dear friend to help brighten her day. I enlisted her help to … Continue reading
Be Enough Me: My Theatre Mentor
My mentor is known affectionately by all of her former students as Mrs. K. I still cannot bring myself to call her by her given name. She taught algebra and pre-algebra at my high school, and she directed our high school … Continue reading
Posted in parenting, self care, traveling
Tagged anxiety, confidence, dance, faith, hope, just be enough, music, perfectionism, performing, pride, support, theatre
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Just Be Enough: One of the Hardest Things I Have Ever Had to Do
One of the hardest things that I have ever had to do was to admit that I still am struggling with anxiety. I met with my therapist last week, and she gently recommended a possible medication dosage increase. I realized … Continue reading
Posted in postpartum depression, self care
Tagged anxiety, confidence, failure, just be enough, perfectionism, self-care, work, yoga
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Just Be Enough: When Enough is Not Enough
This week’s prompt on JBE is when enough is not enough. I am at that point in my life right now. I am learning to manage my stress, but it is not enough. The anxiety is still there, lurking in the … Continue reading
Posted in self care
Tagged anxiety, confidence, failure, gestational diabetes, just be enough, perfectionism, self image, self-respect, work, yoga
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Just Be Enough: My Top 10
I spent a lot of time reflecting on this week’s Just Be Enough prompt – what 10 things do you need for your Just Be Enough Journey? My top 10 list is my set of guiding values on what I … Continue reading
Posted in parenting
Tagged confidence, faith, just be enough, labels, parenting, perfectionism, postpartum depression, pride, self image, self-respect
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Be Enough Me: The Woman in the Mirror
When I look in the mirror, I see an old friend smiling back at me. She went missing last year, caught up in the throes of postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety. I am rediscovering myself and my passions. I see … Continue reading
