Super Thrilled You've Stopped By!!!

 This is my new blog: fromfoodtolove.comMany of you have written to me saying that you've been enjoying reading my posts, encouraging me to continue. Sadly, I had to take quite a long break. But now -- I'm back! I have a new website/blog in which I write about my route to recovery from chronic pain, depression, and anxiety through food. Join me there to watch my progress as I learn how to prepare healthy, gluten-free, and mostly...

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There's Nothing Wrong With You, My Dear!

You've had a rough time in your life, haven't you? Me too, by the way, if it makes you feel any better. But, what's even worse is that you haven't been able to enjoy the few things that did go right in your life because of the burden that you've been carrying in your mind. You were told from the very beginning that there was something not quite right about you. You may even still recall as a kid being asked:...

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Don't Feel Bad When You Snap

People affected by depression are the most sensitive individuals you'll ever encounter. What you don't know though is that they pay a very high price for being this sensitive.  Their sensitivity makes them vulnerable to the outside world built on self-serving values, which are excused with sayings like "survival of the fittest."  Depressed people are often guilty of making one of the biggest mistakes - putting others'...

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Being Too Nice Contributes to Depression

There is such a thing as being too nice, too giving, and too caring. To overcome depression you must stop the habit of bending over to gain people's approval. I know, it's easier said than done. But no one said it'd be easy... Those who are affected by depression tend to be people-pleasers. And yet, ironically, quite often they are viewed by others as selfish and self-centered...  For over three decades I believed...

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Developing Psychic Abilities is Actually Easy

Recently I've noticed that at times I'm able to "sense" otherwise unknown information about strangers I encounter.   The first time this happened to me I was in a car with a woman whom I just met literally a few minutes before. While chatting with her I almost immediately began to have a feeling that I was in the "presence" of diabetes.   The strange sensation and my persistent thoughts "confirming" it weren't...

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How I Intend to Re-Revolutionize the Entire Mental Health Care System

Someone had asked me today: "Why do you want to re-revolutionize the entire mental health care system, and how exactly do you plan to accomplish that?"  The question made me realize how confused we've all been when it comes to this topic. The phenomena of depression and suicide particularly have been misunderstood greatly, for ages. We've made some baby steps when it comes to talking openly about those issues, but we...

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Don't Be Afraid of Me

When I was depressed and suicidal people always seemed to shy away from me. Even my own family appeared to be intimidated by me and my condition. No one knew how to talk to me.  I could see the fear in everyone's eyes and in their body language. I could sense it in the energy coming from them. It hurt like hell. It made me feel rejected, unwanted, and overall gross. Sometimes I even wondered if I smelled bad......

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