by MJ Schrader | Sep 19, 2014 | Growth
I started writing a post about how I had been staying up for 30 minutes to 2.5 hours EVERY SINGLE night for about 3 weeks, with my brain churning through circular thinking, of should I or shouldn’t I… What to do about situations that have both pluses and...
by MJ Schrader | Aug 22, 2014 | Growth
This week is another post about Robin Williams and how to save a life. Lots of people had opinions about his death and suicide in general. Just two years ago someone told me “normal people” don’t think about suicide. Really? That sounds...
by MJ Schrader | Aug 11, 2014 | Growth
Robin Williams died today. It is believed to be self inflicted asphyxiation. On Facebook are the questions: Why would he kill himself? Wasn’t he getting help? Couldn’t he afford help? He was a comedian, how could he be depressed? There was the finger...
by MJ Schrader | Jun 24, 2013 | Growth
A recent personal post on Facebook was about a moment of self-hatred over something as simple as my blood iron being a bit low. For someone who hasn’t faced the demons of self-hatred or self-anger it seems extreme. Some who have lived with low self-confidence...
by MJ Schrader | May 31, 2013 | Growth
The other day a friend posted the following question on Facebook, “Do you have someone whom you tell your secrets to?” I don’t, well unless we count here. This is about as honest as I get. A few days later someone posted, “Do you have someone...
by MJ Schrader | Apr 7, 2013 | Growth
See, last week I was really supposed to start working on outrageous requests. Today is technically not the 7th… but I am trying to catch up on posts and it is easier to make certain they are in the correct date order. I hate to ask outrageous requests… I...