Conversation Corner
Nurturing your mental well-being is much like tending a garden. It requires ongoing care. We do that better when we can learn from each other. And we only do that by sharing.
Deconstructing Stigma
Deconstructing Stigma...This has to be one of my proudest moments. First, I was chosen to be in the book called Deconstructing Stigma with a very large ribbon cutting ceremony. 3 years later, I was asked if my story...
Suicide
Such a scary word right. Can’t happen to you and your family right. That’s a embarrassing word. Someone that does that must have had a terrible life.
18 Years
18 years ago, on this day, my brother walked away from his home in Menlo Park, California. He was depressed, and anxious, and felt he lived in a world of people who just “don’t get it”.
Uncle Mike
Uncle Mike...In June of 2020, we lost our uncle Mike. There is nothing he loved more than his family. My auntie, his girls, his brothers, and all the rest of us. We were his everything, and he made sure we all knew...
We will miss you, Kathy!
We will miss you, Kathy...Kathy is family to us and we will miss her dearly. Kathy, and her family, have volunteered with Michael’s Run since the very beginning. We are so lucky to have had her in our lives. RIP,...
Exposure Therapy
Exposure Therapy...Yesterday we went to the Red Sox. We took the T at Alewife in to Boston which is a huge deal for me, because I usually will do anything to avoid the subway. But, I said to Stephen, lets do it! Believe...
Words Matter
Words Matter...To the woman this morning at Mr Mikes what a life you must have that you feel the need to whisper and judge others. Yes my son is Jon Morrell. Yes, Jon died by suicide. Folks like you are why the stigma of...
Every Day I’m Not Fighting with OCD is a Good Day
Every Day I'm Not Fighting with OCD is a Good Day...I taped Chicago Med Tuesday night, and I’m watching it now. They are treating a man with OCD who has intrusive thoughts, which I can relate to. They are treating him...
People Tell Me I’m Strong
People Tell Me I'm Strong... You know many people tell me that I’m strong. Well it’s not true at all. Today I found out just how not strong I am. As I was standing in the cemetery looking around all I could think was...
I Hear It Will Get Easier
I Hear It Will Get Easier...I hear a lot it will get easier. It will turn into a different kind of pain. You just learn to live differently. When? When does that happen? When does it not feel like it’s still the day it...
It is what you make it
It is what you make it...Today is Michael’s 45th birthday. We do not have reservations for dinner and we will not be celebrating with cake. There are no gifts to wrap, no home for us to visit…no number for us to call....
What I Wouldn’t Give
What I Wouldn't Give...What I wouldn't give to see that sweet sleeping face again. Everyday sucks but some days seem like impossible to get through. I miss you baby boy. I still can't wrap my head around that people...