Mental Health & Wellness. Poetry. Cooking Adventures.
Part 4 of the What Does This Have To Do With Wellness? series. Some might think it's strange that I have a food blog as a part of my mental health and wellness blog. Especially because what I eat and the recipes I share might not fit what people typically think of as "health-food". But, … Continue reading Wellness and What We Eat
Part 3 of the What Does This Have To Do With Wellness? series. You might have noticed that my last two posts had a bit of what some might call a political twist. And you might be wondering, why would I talk about politics & social justice as a mental health and wellness writer? It … Continue reading Social Justice and Politics for Our Wellness
Part 2 of the What Does This Have To Do With Wellness? series Self-care is the buzzword of the wellness world, and lately it has become the hot-topic that everyone is talking about. I have both positive and negative opinions about self-care and want to share with you what I think self-care reveals to us … Continue reading What Self-Care Reveals About Our Wellness
Part 1 of the What Does This Have To Do With Wellness? series. Some of you might be wondering, why do I write so much about negative emotions? What do unhappy feelings have to do with wellness? I have received some criticism as well as some honest questioning as to why I often write about … Continue reading Why Negative Emotions are Important for Wellness
How to help refill your creative well and come back from burn-out. If you follow my Covid Chronicles series you know that I hit a really low point before the holidays. A big part of that was feeling very stressed, overwhelmed, and creatively burnt out, and in general just burnt-out. I was feeling directionless, uninspired, … Continue reading Refilling Your Creative Well: Recovering from Burn-Out
Where I'm at and what's coming up for HBLogs! I hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday. I hope that it was restful and that you are as happy as I am to be letting go of 2020 - 2021 here we come! I enjoyed some time away from work, the opportunity to … Continue reading January Updates and Announcements
Part 2 of reflecting on the year that has passed, and my hopes and wishes for what is to come in 2021. Here's part 1 if you haven't read it yet! Moving into the New Year always gives us an opportunity to reflect on where we are and the topic of resolutions and what we … Continue reading Part 2: Looking Ahead to 2021
Part 1 of 2 reflecting on the year that has passed, and my hopes and wishes for what is to come in 2021. We have reached the final days of 2020. It is honestly hard to believe because this year as I've said before, at times has passed so incredibly slowly and seems to have … Continue reading Part 1: Looking Back on 2020
The house is decorated, the groceries are bought, it is the week leading up to Christmas. Today, we are 3 days (and a few hours) and 4 sleeps until Christmas. Most years these days feel long with anticipation and excitement for me. They are filled with the preparations to travel to various cities to visit … Continue reading A Christmas Letter
Written on December 6th & 13th, 2020. This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. I thought I would do one more check-in before Christmas and the New Year begins. I want to start this COVID Chronicle by saying I am feeling better. If you follow my chronicles regularly, you know … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 11
