I know I always post something inspirational or motivational on Fridays but I just read one that I had to share now. This goes out to a new reader and someone I hope to call friend who came looking for some help and who turns out to be going after an ISSA certification so he [...]
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Whine and play or wine and play?
Posted by redheadlaw7 on December 8th, 2011
Every time I hear that phrase I think that you drink the wine so that you don’t have to deal with the whining. And just so people who are not familiar with what this is, like my mom, God bless her, this is when moms meet up for a play date with their children and [...]
Postpartum bipolar.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on December 6th, 2011
Everyone’s heard of postpartum depression but how about postpartum bipolar? My husband shot me a link to this article on the very day that I received a message asking about how to help a woman who is currently suffering from a little more than the baby blues. If you are currently experiencing thoughts or feelings [...]
Maintain your holiday sanity.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on November 30th, 2011
If this really isn’t your time of year (and I know for so many people it’s not), whether it’s because you’ve lost a loved one or will be surrounded by too many “loved ones” that stress the hell out of you, here are some some really helpful tips from the Mayo Clinic on how to [...]
Barely recognizable.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on November 28th, 2011
My life that is. I just got back from a weekend with the inlaws and it blows my mind just how many things in my life have changed just in the past three years. It always brings tears to my eyes when I remember that just three short years ago I was incapable of putting [...]
Alcohol is depressing.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on November 21st, 2011
Literally. It is. If you are anything like I was throughout college and grad school, you’d think that adding alcohol to the mix would make life less stressful, would take the pressure off of socializing, would help you sleep, and was just plain old fun. But having suffered through several long bouts of depression and [...]
A post for my mom.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on November 18th, 2011
Damn you Mom. I had an idea in my head about posting something sappy and sad about mothers, something that would bring tears to your eyes thinking about Grandma Sanko, and then you called and told me about your backed up plumbing and what an awful time you’re having with the mess this morning. I [...]
Now THIS is crazy.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on November 17th, 2011
According to prescription data it looks like one in four American women took medication last year to treat a mental disorder. Let me repeat that. One in four. You can include me in that twenty five percent. And while you’re at throw in at least of few of my female relatives and even more friends [...]
Oprah, Oz and optimism.
Posted by redheadlaw7 on November 15th, 2011
Once again I found myself sucked into Oprah’s life class and again I found myself tearing up while watching her guests that she brought back from prior shows. The life lesson was for her viewers to realize they always had the power to change their lives and that YOU and no one else is responsible [...]
Turn off the TV and turn up your mood?
Posted by redheadlaw7 on November 14th, 2011
A new study just came out that concludes that women who watch more TV tend to be more depressed than women who watch less TV. Researchers claim that the non TV watchers were more physically active. I’m wondering if this is a chicken or the egg situation though. Regardless, this is just another reason why [...]
