Tag juan blea
It may sound kind of strange, but I’ve never bought into the idea that mental health is an “either/or” proposition. I don’t think it’s realistic to suggest that mental health is a goal; to do so would assume that someone… Continue Reading →
Teddy was done. He just couldn’t take it anymore. The loneliness, the isolation, the wanting for human contact. Without it, his heart shriveled up and he reached the end of the road. I found him hanging from the fence and… Continue Reading →
I have no idea when this crappy lockdown will end. That’s right, I think it’s crappy. It sucks to be away from normal life. It sucks to have to be isolated from people I love and it’s really crappy to… Continue Reading →
I’ve studied Anxiety Disorders (AD) for many years. Recently, I decided to earn a certification to treat AD; not because I have any definitive answers, but because I think everybody has the capacity to find the answers in themselves. In… Continue Reading →
In these days of negative reporting and social media trolls, it’s easy to become triggered into anxiety symptoms. I believe in the power of the pen to combat these symptoms because as my dad used to say, we can’t fix… Continue Reading →
As a substance abuse counselor, I don’t think it’s to big of a stretch to say that the worst kinds of addicts are those who don’t think that they’re addicts. They’re as self-destructive as anyone in an AA meeting and… Continue Reading →
Every year, Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. It marks the start of a forty (40) day period in which we are called to reflect and pray, similarly to what Christ experienced during 40 days in the wilderness. Every year, we… Continue Reading →
Turns out, no one really is immune from Coronavirus, not even spiritual beings. Satan is now among the gazillions who have contracted the novel Coronavirus and Hell is now the spiritual epicenter. Satan, however, is at a loss about how… Continue Reading →
In these isolated days, I am certain that anxiety symptoms and trauma triggers are rising in frequency. Life presents enough challenges in “normal” times, but these are anything but normal times. Really, for all of us, our own minds are… Continue Reading →
Over the last week or so, Santa Fe has saddened me. Supply hoarders have limited supplies of items that everyone needs. There’s already enough fear in the world right now, why on Earth would anyone want to add anger to… Continue Reading →
