TechnoEarthMama

I tweeted about it yesterday.
10:08 AM: Anxiety and self-questioning FTL.
About 5:00 PM: NERVES.
Nothing I did made it better.  I took my daily meds. I exercised. I completed a few menial tasks. I didn’t stop and do deep breathing exercises, because I didn’t remember that it might help (even though someone did remind me to BREATHE).
But [...]

I’m not doing anything right now.  Sure, it’s Sunday.  It’s a good idea to get some rest and relaxation on the weekends.  But at the same time, I’m fully aware of how many things I ought to be doing.
So why don’t I just do them?  Well, I know I won’t be able to get all [...]

I’m still reading The Mindful Way Through Depression.  I’ve finally realized that I don’t have to work through the various exercises while I’m reading, which is what I’ve been doing.  There’s actually a program outline to follow at the end of the book, which takes you through a therapeutic progression of the different mindfulness techniques [...]

I’m still making my way through The Mindful Way Through Depression. Today, I tried an exercise called the walking meditation. The idea is that you walk, with no particular destination (in fact, they suggest walking back and forth across the same short distance), concentrating on the sensations of the feet touching and leaving [...]

As I mentioned before, my new therapist prescribed a book for me, The Mindful Way through Depression.  I’ve only just started reading it, because the Portland Snowpocalypse delayed its arrival via UPS.
I think mindfulness is going to take a lot of re-training for my brain. Author Jon Kabat-Zinn says “Mindfulness means paying attention in a [...]

It’s really not surprising that I’d be depressed right now. I’ve showed signs of depression since I was a teenager. Having children intensified it to the point that I began taking medication regularly and seeking counseling periodically (according to the National Institutes of Health, postpartum depression affects 10-15% of women who give birth, [...]

Can a meal save the world?  Or at least my sanity?  I just put a hearty soup on the stove for my family, which did make me feel a little better.
“Feeling glum, disgruntled, and snarky. Watch out,” I tweeted late this afternoon.  Why so glum?
Well, there was this over at George Fox University, [...]