#Depression

Cope Not Collapse: My Strategies for Surviving Midwinter This Year

I know I am not alone in finding both difficulty and comfort at the end of each year. The holidays bring us together, for better or...

Jillian

Dec 6, 20185 min read

It's hard for me to admit, but for a very long time "not experiencing acute pain or illness" has been my definition of a good day. I...

Jillian

Jul 23, 20184 min read

As the words "self-care" took hold in our national dialogue, they spoke to me. A lifetime of crippling perfectionism and the accompanying...

Jillian

Jul 13, 20185 min read

Back at the end of November, I wrote this post, about the anxiety and self-doubt that was springing from the impending end of my time as...

Jillian

Mar 28, 20185 min read

" He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby becomes a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will...

Jillian

Nov 30, 20174 min read

I love to cook. I went to culinary school, and worked as a cook for years. Some days, that doesn't matter. If I am not careful about what...

Jillian

Oct 4, 20177 min read

KICKSTART: : to start (a motorcycle) by pushing down on a lever with your foot : to cause (something) to start quickly : to give new...

Jillian

Aug 9, 20172 min read

When people think of perfectionists, they think of straight A students terrified at the thought of an A-, control freak CEOs who have it...

Jillian

Jun 8, 20174 min read

This is the third installment in my series on my struggles with depression. I’ve talked about using my capsule wardrobe as a coping tool,...

Jillian

May 1, 20174 min read

Yesterday was my first post in a short series on how I am attempting to manage my depression. One of the key steps I have taken is...

Jillian

Apr 29, 20174 min read

A little over two months ago, my son started sleeping mostly through the night. A month later, I realized that despite getting regular...

Jillian

Apr 27, 20174 min read