Chocolates and Tissues

    A blog about mental health, finding joy, and living life to its fullest.

    Tag: mental health

    • New Year’s Eve…party or home?

      I can probably count on one hand the number of New Year’s Eve nights that I have actually gone out. This year I am spending New Year’s Eve at home by myself. My husband took a week-long trip to visit his sister and her family for Christmas. My daughter and grandson are with her husband’s…

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    • Santa or Ba-Humbug

      Are you a perpetual Santa or Ba-Humbug? I am sure we all know people who fall into either category. In my family, I am a Santa and my husband is a Grinch. We had very different childhoods that shaped our adult holiday traditions. Additionally, the other day I was suggesting to my daughter that when…

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    • Giving to Others

      At the end it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back. – Denzel Washington graciousquotes.com It feels great to be able to make something for my students once again. Giving to others feels really good. My…

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    • Through the Eyes of a Child

      The funny thing about traditions is that you can start them at any time. I know that lots of people make gingerbread houses together. Well, this year seemed like a good time to begin a tradition with my youngest grandson. Today we decorated a gingerbread house. He is only 2 so at first, all he…

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    • Tomorrow is Thanksgiving

      At this time each year, I take a moment to reflect upon my life. There have been a lot of changes in the past 5 years. My husband and I moved 2200 miles from NH to TX to be closer to his elderly parents. That meant moving away from mine. It has been a really…

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    • Let the Blogging Begin

      This blog is about caring for ourselves and each other. I have thought about blogging for the past year. In that time I have written over a dozen mental health articles as contributions to a textbook website. I want to reach beyond academia to share my thoughts, perspectives, and inspirations with others. As a psychiatric…

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