There is no simple way to describe it. It is scary and debilitating at the same time. I can physically feel it and mentally can’t escape it. It’s an innate sense of sadness that cannot be explained. It is exasperated by the fear I have of knowing I am going to have to face another …
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Coach Potter
Making the decision to take care of mental health and really doing it requires self discipline. This is confusing because a big part of depression is a lack of self discipline. Leaving the house and taking a long walk is the best cure for me. I have solved many problems, my own and the worlds, …
Taking inventory
As usual, my walk got me thinking and analyzing. I can do my best self awareness study during a 45 minute brisk walk on a cold, sunny day. It’s amazing how my clear thinking comes alive and I am able to almost mentally write a college thesis in my head. Then….my walk ends and somehow …
Coming to Terms
Finally admitting, coming to terms with, accepting, and understanding my Anxiety and Depression has been a process. The process has been necessary in order to move forward and be free of the fear. The fear comes from not being able to admit to others and myself what is going on within me because I haven’t …
My IG journey
Lately I’ve been thinking about aging and realize that I am constantly comparing myself to the “over 50” women influencers on Instagram. There are some that I am really inspired by and others, through no fault of their own, leave me with much self-doubt and disappointment in myself. The lives they present seemed filled with …
The year I conquered my anxiety and depression.
I’ve been dealing with this terrible monster of an affliction for many years. Truth be told, I have not conquered this. In the last few months I have come to the realization that this will never go away. There is no cure, no magic potion, no surgery and I cannot pray it away. However, it …
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Finding joy in being me.
I’ve come to realize just how draining it is to live up to my own expectations. I truly believe the stress and pressure I put on myself to look pretty, younger, stylish etc. makes me look the opposite. I see unattractive, old, and frumpy and I am contributing to this in my constant worrying about …
Julie Gardner Style life posts 