by hanj | Jul 7, 2022 | mental health
“What’s for dinner?” When is the last time you asked that? Last night? A few hours ago? Sure, dinner time – or any meal time – is about being hungry and getting fed. But it’s about a whole lot more than that. Unless you’ve got your own personal chef, if you’re...
by hanj | May 31, 2022 | mental health
I was looking at my schedule for this month and I noticed that Father’s Day is coming up, and we just celebrated Mother’s Day in May. I don’t have my parents here anymore, and holidays always bring up a lot of memories of times we spent together. I am flooded with...
by hanj | Apr 20, 2022 | mental health
Spring is here! With the sun streaming in through the windows a little earlier, and sticking around a little later, I have started to dig through the clutter around my home and office that seems to accumulate during the winter months. You know, spring cleaning. You...
by hanj | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
How are you feeling? Most likely, you’re thinking about how you’re feeling physically when someone asks you that question. I am more interested in your emotions. So, one more time: How do you feel? By the way, how you’re feeling emotionally can have a big impact on...
by hanj | Jan 4, 2022 | mental health
So here we are at the start of a new year. Yes, it’s that time of year when we’re hit with those “best of the year” and “worst of the year” lists. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were doing your own year-end review, thinking about what happened and what didn’t happen,...
by hanj | Dec 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
What are your holidays looking like so far? Past memories, good ones and not so good ones. Demands, some realistic and others not realistic, some coming from you, some coming from others. Your schedule, maybe too much going on, or maybe not much at all. Where is the...
by hemophiliaassociation | Nov 19, 2021 | mental health
Thanksgiving is that time of the year when we take a step back and contemplate what’s good in life. A time when we choose to focus not so much on what’s wrong with our lives, but instead to focus on what’s working well. The blessings. After all, that’s why we call...
by hemophiliaassociation | Oct 11, 2021 | mental health
Ever wake up with kind of a vague feeling that something isn’t quite right with you? You feel fine. Life is fine. But still, life feels hard. Nothing specific. Maybe just everything. You’ve had days like this before. And they sure are difficult to go through. Your...
by hemophiliaassociation | Sep 2, 2021 | mental health
Life is just a bowl of cherries. I’m sure you’ve heard that one before. A nice thought, right? But as all of us humans know, life isn’t quite that way. And living with mental illness is certainly no bowl of cherries. With some great days, some good days, some not...
by hemophiliaassociation | Aug 17, 2021 | mental health
Stress at work… stress at school… stress at home… and ignoring your self-care routine. Stress leads to more stress, along with emotional and physical exhaustion. Does this cycle sound familiar? It seems that we humans have a way of putting ourselves on a treadmill...
