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Tag Archives: Mental Health
Shrimp and Grits
“Racism probably had something to do with it, but I think the kid was crazy,” Kyndel Payne of Beaufort says. “I don’t think it has anything to do with the confederate flag.” And there it is. The way this issue … Continue reading
Parenting the Depressed
They are the other victims; the parents of Andreas Lubitz, the 27 year old Germanwings co-pilot who flew a plane into the French Alps, taking 149 lives with his own. As the investigation evolves, it shows depression and anxiety, multiple … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Depression, Education, Family, History
Tagged Andreas Lubitz, CoPilot, Germanwings Plane Crash, Mental Health, Parenting
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Full Color to Sepia to Black /White. A Year in a Photo Album
It’s interesting to me how much family history and mood can be reflected in a simple photo. A picture really is “worth a thousand words”. Never was this more evident for me than 1978. It was a year of mental … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Family, Mental Health, Photography
Tagged 1978, Cancer, Family Mementos, Jamaica, Mania, Mental Health, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Photography, Salt Lake City
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Open Tabs
“Warn me when I attempt to close multiple tabs.” It’s a friendly reminder at the top of your laptop screen. It’s a metaphor for those living with bipolar disorder. My earliest experience with the illness was at 6 yrs. of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Childhood, Depression, Family, Memories, Mental Health, Photography, Work and Career, Writing
Tagged Bipolar Disorder, Childhood, Creative energy, Depression, Hypomania, Lithium, Mental Health, Photography, PTSD, Writing
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Hailing Frequency of a Klingon Vessel
The tendency to save vs. purge must be a genetic trait. In my husband’s family, the mantra was always to never discard anything. I mean, anything. It was fun to swap stories about the absurdity of the items that our … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, home, Humor, Memories, Mental Health, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970's, Clutter, Family Mementos, Hoarding, Kodak, Memories, Mental Health, Phone Contacts, Player Piano, Star Trek, Umbilical Cord
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Memories in the Key of D
I was just 9 yr old when music entered my life in the form of a restored walnut upright piano, made in the late 1800’s by Lindeman & Sons, NYC. photo from Lindeman catalog. 1900 It was a classic piece … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Depression, Education, Family, home, Inspiration, Mental Health, Music
Tagged 1960's, Ave Maria, Catholic School, Chopsticks, Depression, Hungary, Mental Health, Music, Photography, Piano
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Summertime Blues
The summer of 2014 will be remembered as when the laughter died, quite a bit. Robin Williams and Joan Rivers were lost to such different circumstances. Joan was so alive, so active in her career; it is said her calendar … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Humor, Inspiration, Mental Health
Tagged Joan Rivers, Mental Health, plastic surgery, Robin Wiliams, Summer of 2014
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Shelter In Place
This is not a picture of broccoli. This is the Google Earth view of the area in the Poconos where there is a concentrated manhunt for a cop-killer on the loose. He is 31 yr. old, lives with his parents, … Continue reading
Chester County Farm
While living out West shortly after marriage, and feeling a bit homesick, I came across a copy of an Andrew Wyeth painting called “Chester County Farm” Most of his works are on display in Chadds Ford, PA , very near … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Depression, Family, Mental Health
Tagged Andrew Wyeth, Farming, Immigrants, Mental Health, The Great Depression
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