Mental Health – Page 2 – Seeking My Balance

Who Am I?

seekingmybalance April 21, 2018July 1, 2018 Mental Health Existence, Hearts, Identity, Self0 Comment

http://seekingmybalance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Who-Am-I.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadI am an iceberg. What you see on the outside is only the tip – and an illusion at that. I am solitary or bunched with others like me. I am bright in the...

Tabula Rasa

seekingmybalance March 27, 2018 Mental Health abuse, Starting Over, Stories, Tabula Rasa0 Comment

I’ve been doing a thought experiment. It’s a bit Buddhist-y in nature, but it feels different in my head. Basically, it comes down to this: Would it be possible to have all the knowledge I currently have, but when it...

Propulsion

seekingmybalance February 11, 2018July 1, 2018 Mental Health, Relationships Moving too fast, Smell the roses1 Comment

http://seekingmybalance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Propulsion.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhen I was a kid, I had a recurring nightmare about speed. A bunny going very fast bounding towards me. I only knew it was going fast because of the lights moving around it...

A Safe Place

seekingmybalance September 14, 2017 Mental Health0 Comment

http://seekingmybalance.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/A-Safe-Place-podcast.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadI began seeing a therapist last week. It’s not my first rodeo -or even my third- with therapists. I know more what I’m looking for now at least – after many failed attempts and...

The Beaten Dog In Me

seekingmybalance September 12, 2017July 1, 2018 Mental Health, Relationships2 Comments

http://seekingmybalance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/The-beaten-dog-in-me.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadA close friend of mine mentioned recently that I’m like a beaten dog who is too afraid of a new owner, even one who treats me very well. When he said it, it brought...

When you want to tap out is when the real work begins

seekingmybalance August 24, 2017July 1, 2018 Mental Health, Relationships0 Comment

http://seekingmybalance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/when-you-want-to-tap-out.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadI’ve had some pretty down days lately. After my last post, I spent the rest of my days in Guatemala and Belize in a depressed and unhappy state. When I wasn’t cleaning up exotic...

The Awakening

seekingmybalance August 1, 2017July 1, 2018 Mental Health, Travel Guatemala, Tikal, travel0 Comment

http://seekingmybalance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/The-Awakening.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadI am in Flores, Guatemala, writing as the birds awaken and most humans are still asleep. I’ve been doing this every morning and feeling quite like the author of Eat, Pray, Love – 2...

What is home?

seekingmybalance July 31, 2017July 1, 2018 Mental Health, Relationships home0 Comment

http://seekingmybalance.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/What-is-home.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat is home? Home is a word and an idea I’ve been trying to nail down for a while. When I left D, I think my idea of home was all wrapped up in...

Trust Issues

July 29, 2017 Mental Health, Relationships Trust0 Comment

I’ve been having trust issues. Actually, I’ve had them all my life. But they are always in flux and lately, it’s been bad. I have many reasons for my distrust, but to me, it seems excessive, especially when it comes...