by Cathy Terranova | Nov 8, 2017 | Chronic Illness And, Rethink Trauma
I like this image. It reminds me that when it comes to success, I am a bat among birds. I have to do things differently and am a totally different species. New studies have shown that there are close to 18,000 species of birds. Meanwhile, there are a lot of species of...
by Cathy Terranova | Jun 28, 2017 | Chronic Illness And, Rethink Trauma
I am doing everything that I can. I’m going to therapy. I’m exercising. I’m going to bed at decent hours. I am taking my medications. But nothing seems to help. Life has just bogged me down to a place where I will have to be content to wait it out....
by Cathy Terranova | Nov 30, 2015 | Caregiving, Chronic Illness And
First, thank you for including us in your holidays. Thanks for making space at the table for our wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, hospital beds, crutches, walkers, or just generally ill selves. Thank you for being patient with those of us with invisible illnesses....
by Cathy Terranova | Nov 25, 2015 | Chronic Illness And, Rethink Trauma
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. All holiday is about to break loose. Here are some things that we, your mentally ill friends, need you to know about us as this season approaches. Holidays are hard. For a lot of us the holidays are filled with triggers....
by Cathy Terranova | Nov 3, 2015 | Chronic Illness And, Therapy
Making the bed seems like a chore reserved for children and old people. But it’s turning into a very important part of my day. As someone who struggles with frequent bouts of anxiety and depression that often overlap into dismal battles to remain human,...
by Cathy Terranova | Sep 30, 2015 | Chronic Illness And, Rethink Trauma
Most people find it hard to maintain a chipper disposition through the winter months. Things get colder and darker, pressures from the holidays mount, and the short burst of cheer from this or that function never seems to last long. Certainly none of it lasts long...
