coping with depression – Keep on Winking with Christi

February’s Ten Minute Winks with an Irritated Zombie ;)

The telephone rang. I picked it up and listened to a cheerful woman tell me that I was depressed. There was a good chance I was gaining weight. I would need to revisit the lab to make sure. Oh and could I cut back on the coffee? That was a week ago. I laughed it off. […]

Christi 4 years agoJune 3, 2019

Life Quotes Living Your Life

What was YOUR Sweetest Day Like?

Seriously. What is Valentine’s Day really about? Why does this horrible holiday make it so hard to show that you care? You can have all of the details come together perfectly… and then you wonder… did I buy enough? Will they like it? Will the roses die in my car before I get home? Should […]

Christi 4 years agoJune 6, 2017

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Can Traveling Make You More Resilient?

A better life is virtually impossible without a succinct and clearly defined vision. What is a vision? A vision is a preferable picture of the future. A man without a vision is a man without a future, a man without a future will always go back to his past. Whenever you lack a clearly defined […]

Christi 5 years agoJune 6, 2017

Postcards from Life

Through the Lens 7/16

Welcome to our very first ‘Through the Lens’ post! This is a scavenger type post that will run through the rest of the month. With a focus on mental health and personal well-being. When this Linky runs it will have a subject or theme. Hopefully one that will inspire you to think about what makes […]

Christi 5 years agoJune 6, 2017

Guest Post Living Out Loud

How to Beat the Blues with 12 tips from Anecdotes of My Life

Hello Winkies. Today’s post comes from Harjeet Kaur who shares with us her 12 tips to beating the blues. Original can be found at Anecdotes of My Life; A very sensitive and taboo topic in India, depression was always swept under the carpet. Even highly educated and affluent families would rather hide it like a skeleton in […]

Christi 6 years agoNovember 22, 2018

Living Out Loud Living Your Life

21 secrets to handling depression

I mentioned a week ago that I was having a Charlie Brown week. It’s because September through December is the worse time of year for me. The last couple weeks were especially rough. It reminded me that I am not the only one struggling through the holidays. Which is why I have decided at this time to […]

Christi 6 years agoNovember 22, 2018

Book Review Christi's Reviews

The difference between bouncing back and plowing through

I recently reread a soundbite from Inc.com about 10 things mentally tough people do. It was titled, Want to Raise Resilient Kids? A Navy SEAL Says Always Do This. You might have seen and thought it was insightful. The first two times I read it I thought it was okay. Mostly because the way it read […]

Christi 6 years agoJune 6, 2017

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Why I Survived Depression and Choose to Live

Wow. I ran across an emotional post from a year ago. (Down the Rabbit Hole) A post that had ties to a more difficult time. I realized I left a lot of things unsaid. Mostly because I wanted to be a 100% sure I had moved passed it before I talked about it. I discovered […]

Christi 6 years agoSeptember 3, 2016

Living Out Loud Living Your Life Military Life

Rising Up Again

I have never been more grateful to do things differently than this past year. One being we tend to celebrate holidays… like Christmas… a week or two before. Sometimes we celebrate long after. It gives us time to be together and to enjoy the holiday on our own schedule. Then my mother passed away and […]

Christi 8 years agoNovember 21, 2018

February’s Ten Minute *Winks* with an Irritated Zombie ;)