I see and honor you!
Hello wonderful parents! May I share something with you that I had been told in 2015? "You are not mental. Mental illness happened to you." This post is for the parents who find it especially hard to navigate life for themselves and families. I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2015 and bipolar in 2018. I was meeting with a parent tonight and I was able to share these wise words to her. They seemed to offer hope, that nothing was wrong with her. They certainly offered me hope when I first heard them. There is nothing wrong with having mental health. #mentalhealthishealth . Parenting is hard work! Some days we are barely able to keep it together, and then others we are laughing and being creative with our kiddos. But here's some truth for you, you don't have to keep it together! Your kids only need you! They need your love, acceptance, nurturance and yes, even your emotions. They teach them how to be human. Since they watch everything we do, we can teach them how to navig...