by Becky Thompson | Jan 9, 2020 | Anxiety
He Didn’t Know I Had a Mental Illness When We Got Married He didn’t know he was marrying someone with a mental illness… Mostly because we had only known each other for about five months when we got engaged. I was eighteen when he put that ring onto...
by Becky Thompson | Jan 7, 2020 | For Mommas
For the Momma Who Needs to Speak Kindly to Herself I was on the phone with my mom telling her about my day. “It sounds like you got a lot done,” she said. But I didn’t feel like her words were true. “It’s not a big deal. I didn’t get that much done. I have so much to...
by Becky Thompson | Jan 6, 2020 | For Mommas
For the Momma Who Just Can’t Keep Up I wander around my house and there is continual proof that I can’t keep up. I can’t always keep up with the dishes. I can’t keep up with the laundry-covered guest bed (even when I promise myself I’ll do one load a day.) I...
by Becky Thompson | Jan 4, 2020 | Anxiety
Oh, Anxious Mom Oh, anxious momma, your heart feels like it can only take so much. Your thoughts seem to never stop racing. You continually count your “okays.” My kids are okay. My husband is okay. My house is okay. My job is okay. My family is okay. My...
by Becky Thompson | Dec 26, 2019 | For Mommas
For the Momma Who Feels Like the World’s Worst I have this memory from when my kids were little… they had spent the morning playing with play doh and coloring and reading and dragging out all of their toys and FIGHTING. There had been tons of fighting. I...