Category Archives: Mental Health Journey

Sometimes you just need a ride in the tractor with your guy and a good cry. Let me elaborate why I needed a good cry on Ty’s shoulder…⬇️ I had just gotten back from South Dakota where I visited my grandparents – my dad’s folks – and I needed some time to decompress, so IContinue reading “Road Trip to South Dakota”

I thought motherhood broke me. Removed my very being and created someone I didn’t even know; created someone I thought I didn’t want to be. The freedoms I lost. The identity crisis I felt. The overwhelming realization that human beings on this planet were relying on ME to care for them. Feed them. Clothe themContinue reading “Rural Rooted”

I promise I have not forgotten about my sweet Mila Joy and the parts that go along with her birth and my mental health story. I have been working on that post and will be sharing it soon, I promise. Lord knows Mila always makes a story more entertaining. But, September is NICU Awareness MonthContinue reading “Our NICU Experience”

I’ve always heard that vacation with little kids really isn’t a vacation at all. Normally you’re just watching your kids in a different location in a different house with a different atmosphere. I am here to say, that’s all crap; or at least it was when we went to Colorado! We had an ABSOLUTE blast!Continue reading “Our Breckenridge Vacation”

To say these mental health posts exhaust me is an understatement. I genuinely relive the stress, anxiety, and negativity I felt during that time. Click HERE to read my the latest mental health journey post, the one about my first battle with postpartum depression.