A How-To: Managing through Periods of Instability, Depression, Insomnia, or Episodic PTSD Symptoms

Hi lovely readers, The last month and a half or so has been very challenging. Sobriety has brought me a lot of ease in many areas, but mental health related issues tend to become more apparent, at least in my case, when I am not coping with drugs. The first 3 months of being clean …

Nightmares & Bipolar: Tips for Better, More Peaceful Sleeps

Hi lovely readers, Last night I had a slew of unusually happy dreams. Aka I was skiing in the air and everyone around me was very impressed, haha. I used to have nightmares pretty much every night, as a result of my Bipolar 1 and PTSD, but lately I've discovered some ways around having chronic …

Self-Care Oriented, Productive Morning Routine

Hi lovely readers, I know this will be my second entry this week but I've been taking pictures for and planning this post for four days and I finally have wifi so I can post it! I find it very important for my mental health to have routines for morning and night. Both times of …

My Story

Hi, my name is Liz. I live in Toronto, Canada. Presently I reside in a sober house, with wonderful, supportive staff and lovely, fun, compassionate housemates. I am 5 and a half months sober for the first time since I was 16. I am 23 now. I grew up in a very supportive home, and …

Why I Write my Blog the way I Write it

Hi lovely readers, I hope you are having a good morning. I have difficulty with the WordPress app and just figured out where to see and approve comments. The vast majority were so kind and some made me excited that people were taking some of my tips and applying them to their lives! A small …

Steps Towards Improving Self Esteem

Hi lovely readers, I have returned to not sleeping once again it would appear, as it is 2 am here and I am wide awake. Today I'm going to talk about self-esteem something which I still struggle with but have come a remarkably long way with, too. Self-esteem can be one of the best ways …

The Real Meaning of Love, & A Reflection on Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships

Hi lovely readers, Happy Saturday/weekend! Today I'm going to write about something it has taken me a very long time to be sure enough about to post publicly. Throughout highschool and university, and until very recently, actually, I was in a slew of deeply unhealthy relationships. And I was under the impression that I had …