I cut the cord. The one that had me in a stranglehold. The one that had me glued to my computer screen for hours on end each + every day (hmm... sounds like an addiction, no?). The one that is simply emotionally unhealthy for me. The one that is also know as Facebook, which I'll use as an example in this article of how most problems result from the multifaceted interplay of external + internal factors; my most recent revelation + subsequent liberation.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Demystifying { My } Depression
In this ongoing war that seems to be my life, I have survived battle No. 13 of depression that started in May. Though, I emerge 'again' with my fare share of fresh battle scars, I also emerge a stronger, wiser, better person for having fought another battle. No lie, I'm quite tired of the fight + still wonder, "When will this war finally will be over?"
What's The Point?
Each time I begin to descend, I question, "What's the point?" To be completely honest, depression sucks worse than anything else. Its impact is magnified because there's little that the average person can do to help; regardless of how many well-meaning friends 'insist' on being involved + trying to help. It's simply not their fight, it's yours to face. It can seem very hopeless (particularly when you believe that you're not strong enough to win the battle), but the key word here is 'seem'.
What's The Point?
Each time I begin to descend, I question, "What's the point?" To be completely honest, depression sucks worse than anything else. Its impact is magnified because there's little that the average person can do to help; regardless of how many well-meaning friends 'insist' on being involved + trying to help. It's simply not their fight, it's yours to face. It can seem very hopeless (particularly when you believe that you're not strong enough to win the battle), but the key word here is 'seem'.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Tell Me Pgh: Hard To Love
Through personal stories,
we hope to encourage
understanding + social change.
—The Pittsburgh Foundation
we hope to encourage
understanding + social change.
—The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation + Bricolage Production Company presented a new storytelling series, Tell Me Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30 PM.
Their first event was entitled 'Hard to Love: Stories of Struggle in Pittsburgh'. Storytellers shared their stories of why Pittsburgh can be hard to love. The audience was invited to share their ideas on how we as a community can overcome these struggles.
I had the honor of sharing a little bit of my story with depression, suicide, anxiety + the damages that fierce gang caused to my career, my relationships + my self-esteem.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Silence Broken: PKN Presentation 03.24.2011
I recently had the opportunity to present Demystifying Depression for the first time on the large scale at Pecha Kucha Night in Pittsburgh to an audience of Designers and Architects via the event co-organized by AIGA Pgh + AIA Pgh. See also: http://pecha-kucha.org/night/pittsburgh/newsletters/2029
The response was outstanding!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
On Metamorphosis + Freedom
The road ahead was curiously baren, gray + (thankfully) simply wet.
The landscape was breath-taking – ice coated the trees, which created a picturesque scene from some winterwonderland, like those so incredibly described by C.S. Lewis in The Chronicals of Narnia. The ice was the only remnants of the wintery front that passed through the night before.
This morning, the sky opened up + gorgeous rays of sun shined through + reflected off of big puffy clouds above as well as the icy tree limbs below + all around for as far as the eye could see. The lack of heavy traffic made for a surprisingly peaceful + surreal trek from State College to NYC; the only thing man-made ahead (besides the road + traffic signs) was a single big-rig several hundred feet ahead in the distance.
This was Day 3 of my On The Vine Creative: Living The Dream Tour (aka: OTV LTD). OTV [was] my freelance business + I [was] an advocate, writer, designer, crafter + russophile (as well as principal).
That small business + I had both undergone a momentous metamorphosis in the two months before this trek in early February.
The landscape was breath-taking – ice coated the trees, which created a picturesque scene from some winterwonderland, like those so incredibly described by C.S. Lewis in The Chronicals of Narnia. The ice was the only remnants of the wintery front that passed through the night before.
This morning, the sky opened up + gorgeous rays of sun shined through + reflected off of big puffy clouds above as well as the icy tree limbs below + all around for as far as the eye could see. The lack of heavy traffic made for a surprisingly peaceful + surreal trek from State College to NYC; the only thing man-made ahead (besides the road + traffic signs) was a single big-rig several hundred feet ahead in the distance.
This was Day 3 of my On The Vine Creative: Living The Dream Tour (aka: OTV LTD). OTV [was] my freelance business + I [was] an advocate, writer, designer, crafter + russophile (as well as principal).
That small business + I had both undergone a momentous metamorphosis in the two months before this trek in early February.
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