Emotional eating, which is eating as a coping strategy to handle stress or intense feelings instead of physical hunger, is, was, and always has been one of my biggest struggles. Food is a major part of our lives and a lot of our social interactions center around it. In addition to our cultural events being…
Aunt’s Lorie’s Unsolicited Advice: Find yourself a partner, not a project.
My mom is a very routine person; she always has been. Part of that routine consisted of a daily after school routine. From 3-4:00 we watched two episodes of a show on TLC (it was a show called “A Wedding Story” and it was sweet and adorable—bring back the drama-free, feel-good shows, TLC!), then we…
Aunt Lorie’s Unsolicited Advice: Falling in Love happens to you; Staying in Love is a Choice
I am far from being a relationship expert and I’m no where near as knowledgeable or as skilled as a therapist in this area, but there are things that I have come to realize throughout my own long-term relationship. My husband and I started dating at 18, we got married at 25, and now, here…
So You’re Depressed…Now What? What Else Can You Do Besides Medication and Therapy?
Have you ever noticed that all the advice centered around helping someone out of a depression is like, “Make sure you eat healthy, nutritious meals, get 8 hours of sleep, drink plenty of water, exercise daily and get at least 20 minutes of sunshine!” It’s like watching a tampon commercial where everyone looks super jazzed…
The Wellness Chronicles: Week 2-ish? I don’t know whatever the hell day we’re on–it’s that one.
Hey ya’ll! I figured that I should drop in and let you know how things are going. I mean, they’re going…somewhere….not to the goals that I’ve outlined for myself, but you know….somewhere. The thing is, I have no shortage of reasons why I want to start exercising and eating better. I would like to be…
ADHD: My long journey to diagnosis
If you’ve read some of my other blog posts, then you already know that I have ADHD and my journey towards getting that diagnosis was not an easy one. To recap, when I was in first grade, my teacher identified me as being behind the rest of class. She was concerned and asked my parents…
ADHD: Masking, Coping, Rejection Sensitivity, and Being Socially Awkward
When I was in third grade, I made my first best friend. I don’t remember how we started talking, but I do remember that she approached me. After a few months of being friends she told me that when she approached me that day, she was nervous. I asked her why in the world she…
The Wellness Chronicles: Actual Day 1!
Today I actually made moves for my health and wellness journey and I wanted to share what I did. First of all, a little recap on my “whys” for this focus in my life. While I’ve been on diets forever, I had never really focused on my physical, mental, and spiritual wellness on the whole.…
Let’s talk about the Simone Biles Documentary on Netflix
If you have a Netflix account, then you have likely come across the documentary that was done on Simone Biles leading up to, including, and after the Paris Olympics. I’m sure that this documentary was birthed out of the enormous controversy surrounding Simone pulling out of the team event in the Tokyo Olympics four years…
If you’re working you should be paid
As you may or may not know, I’m an occupational therapist by trade. This blog is just a hobby for me. I recently started working with a new company and when I got the itinerary for mandatory trainings they specified that these would be unpaid. This is not an uncommon occurrence in the therapy world.…