A Peak In My Mind

 Hey everyone . I have a question... do you love... you? Seems like a simple question with a simple answer, but for everyone out there living with depression, anxiety, ptsd, and other forms of trauma, that question is anything but simple. Our answer will usually involve some form of yes and no at the same time: "I love my eyes, but not my smile." "I love my personality, but not my figure." "I mean yes, sometimes, maybe."  Then other times we straight rip ourselves apart: "I know I should but I am not as pretty as I want to be, or I don't do the right things." "I will love myself when ( insert any number of situations ) happens or changes." "If 'so and so' loved me then I would." There are so many parts of this I want to break down, but I'll just choose a few.  1.) How we treat ourselves, teaches others how to treat us.  Why should anyone else show us respect and see our true beauty if we don't see it? Wh...

I mentioned in my last post that my goal in life is to leave the world a better a place than I found it! I am attaching my Link Tree info here for anyone who wants to access it.  https://linktr.ee/robbi.danlea Included in my LinkTree: 1.)  I have the link to this blog page to make it easier to find in the future.  2.) I have a link to a Spotify playlist I had created for myself full of songs that help me in my daily life to reset my mind. (If you do not use Spotify and would like a playlist for Youtube instead, let me know and I will work diligently on creating one.) 3.) I have a link to my CashApp account as I have decided to start an outreach program. ANY and ALL amount you send me, will go to helping others in need. I will not keep even a penny of it for myself. I am giving you the option of dictating how it is used and if you do not, it will go towards food/clothing for those in need, donating to charities, and spreading love and positivity into the broken world aroun...

  Hello again and THANK YOU so much for coming back to read what I have to say. Today I wanted to talk about something that took me WAY too many years to learn.  Let me lead with I have spent the majority of my life struggling with my mental health. I have struggled with what other people thought of me and let other people's thoughts and actions dictate how I lived my life. As I went through multiple rounds of therapy and even a couple months of outpatient rehab, I learned many different coping skills for stress as it comes up. There is no one right answer for living with mental health issues. Everyone is different and everyone needs different forms of coping skills. For some, meditating works wonders. For me, I just fall asleep when I try to meditate. For others it can be alleviated by sensory items such as touching, smelling, hearing, tasting or seeing certain things, that can reset the direction of their mind. The biggest thing that helped for me was owning my feelings. I...

To anyone taking the time to read this... THANK YOU!  I have created a blog before, many years ago, but struggled with follow through. (If you know me, you are nodding at how true that statement is.) I've been thinking for quite a while now at giving it another try. I don't know how long it will last or if anyone wants to read what I have to say, but here I go.  Here's a little about me to start. My name is Robbi . I am a sinner, saved by Grace. I am NOT perfect! I am dating an incredible man. I am an aunt to 3 nieces and 3 nephews and have some of the best friends in the world. I'm a fur-mom to two amazing animals (1 cat, 1 dog). I love my job for the first time in many years. I am active in my church and love what we are doing to grow in service to our community. I have been through some pretty traumatic things in my life and come out the other side of them. I struggle with my mental health and work to learn better coping skills every day. I have a list a mile long ...