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                                                         The days turn into months, the months into years and yet here I am still searching for that escape to freedom. Freedom from my own mind. My brain still cap […]

                                                              I am depressed! That’s not an everyday answer to the question,” How are you?” I think if you answered with that phrase, the other person would go in s […]

After living a lifetime with a mental illness and not knowing what it was, makes it hard to describe who I am today. I’m still trying to figure out who that person was back there. A time when mental illness wasn’t […]

Depression, I hate you!                                                                                                                         Why can’t you just leave me alone?                              […]

Its Laurens’ fourth visit to the Children’s Shriners Hospital in Montreal. This visit is filled with worry, uncertainty, apprehension but also with hope. This visit is off to a bad start already because Lauren now […]

                                                         The most hushed word in the English language, I believe, is the word; SUICIDE! Why are we has a Society so afraid to discuss or even speak the word? It’s al […]

I am a recovering mentally ill person; no I didn’t say I was a recovered mentally ill person.  Just like an alcoholic can never say, “I am recovered, but I am a recovering alcoholic”. I believe the same is true […]

J                                                       The day is almost over, night settles in bringing with it it’s darkness. But the day was a beautiful day filled with sunshine and bitter coldness. The week i […]

Morning comes. But where’s the light, darkness surrounds my being. I search in the darkness but I can’t find the light. I stumble and fall but I have to get up again, my life depends on it. But God I can’t do this […]

After recent events pertaining to Lauren’s latest medical update (please refer to the blog entitled, ‘A Detour in Lauren’s Journey’) it took some time for us as parents to analyze and digest the information that […]

The doctor’s voice pierced our ears with news we did not want to hear. News that we were not expecting to hear but here he was saying theses awful, hopeless words. It was Lauren’s week of intense therapy that just […]

One thing I can say about my blog writings is that I am honest and open about my mental health. Whether that being good or bad; whether that being what you want to read or not. I want to be truthful on how I am […]

For countless thousands around the world, those suffering from Depression, this season is not so jolly. When you suffer from depression, no amount of Christmas cheer can change how you feel  on the inside. […]

We say miracles come in all forms. Does miracles still happen today? Just what is a miracle? According to google dictionary it is, ” A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific […]

Mental Illness and Spirituality I’ve written a couple of blogs before entitled; “The Church and Mental Illness” and “Be Anxious For Nothing”. Please read them again or read them for the […]

Interview with The CompassParent accuses C.B.N. Skating Club of discriminating against daughter Andrew Robinson andrew.robinson@tc.tc Published: Nov. 3, 2017, 2:44 p.m. Updated: 12 […]

Recently I was asked to be guest speaker at a “Mental Health and Wellness Exhibit”, presented by; Safety On The Rock and The Splash Center. Of course I accepted and the response was astounding. Helping others with […]

When God Says, "NO"! I have prayed many prayers and of course expected a yes answer; in His time. But what if my answer was a “No”. This thought came to me today, well if God […]

II thank God for social media because it gives me a voice, a means to tell my story to others who need to hear it.

Up until recently, I thought that society had come a long way when it comes to the way […]

Life can be great! I had a successful business for 28 years, a loving wife, a beautiful home, a precious baby boy. However, despite this, four years ago I was diagnosed with a mental illnessMy diagnosis is […]