by Uncustomary | Jun 12, 2015 | Self-Love
About a month ago, I had a semi-traumatic experience that effectively lowered my threshold for anxiety, meaning it’s become a lot easier to set me off with stress and triggers. I’ve worked pretty hard to develop coping mechanisms for the symptoms of my...
by Uncustomary | Oct 12, 2014 | Creativity
Earlier this year, I had the priviledge and joy of meeting Heidi TenPas in person and doing some Valentines themed RAOKs in the beautiful city of San Francisco. She is warm and kind, with a generous spirit and a fantastic canine companion! She blogs at Wonderstated,...
by Uncustomary | Aug 30, 2014 | Happiness
Like many people, I was surprised at how affected I was by Robin Williams’ death. It felt like someone punched me when I found out, and I don’t really react that way to information about celebrities, good or bad. I’m still very sad that he’s no...
by Uncustomary | Apr 26, 2014 | Happiness
It’s no secret that I’ve struggled with mental health for most of my life. Last Spring, I was a hot mess because of my break up. I was on more medication that I had ever been on at once, and had to re-learn how to deal with symptoms. I think it would be...
by Uncustomary | Mar 25, 2014 | Lists, Self-Love
Yesterday I got some news that made me feel awful. I don’t really understand why you would contact someone after a year to tell them something you lied about for so long. All it did was made me scream and cry. I felt actual hate and regret for something that...