Tag: moms supporting moms
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Share your story
For AANHPI Heritage Month, I partnered with Filipino Mental Health Initiative – San Mateo County (FMHI-SMC) and shared my living experience around mental health as a 1st generation Filipino American. This was a new experience for me as I have never shared my experiences with mental disorders in a goverment setting. For your convenience, I…
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1 in 5
Creating more awareness around mental illness is very important to me because I suffer from depression and anxiety. I am no longer ashamed to talk about my struggles because I know that many others are suffering in silence. They are plagued by the shame of mental illness. As a Filipino American, I feel that it…
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Flu Seaon Survival Kit
We are officially in flu season. I know this because we have officially been hit by a stomach bug and it will wreak havoc on our house by the time it’s made its rounds through the family. As a seasoned mom of 5, I have created an arsenal of must have items for this particular…
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It’s not just you – GAD
This post is part of a series on sharing individuals stories to help others realize, they are not alone. If you haven’t read the introduction to this series, please start here. It takes extreme courage to write your deepest struggles for all to read. This week’s post is a look back at a mom’s journey…
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Its not just you – Chronic disease & special needs
This post is part of a series on sharing individuals stories to help others realize, they are not alone. If you haven’t read the introduction to this series, please start here. Today’s post is by one of the strongest women I know – Jennifer of The Barefoot Preacher project. If you don’t already, please give…
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Series: It’s not just you
One of the biggest reasons for creating this blog was to allow others to share their mental health journey, to show them and others’ that their struggles are more common than they assume. I put an email out to people I have spoken personally (at the beginning of the year) and asked them to submit…
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Why MOPS is important to me
It has taken me over 11 years to realize how important it is to have a mom tribe. Absolutely pathetic, right? You see, I gave birth to my first child at the ripe age of 21. So while I was breastfeeding and changing diapers, my friends were partying and living their best lives. Do I…
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Series: Parenting a child with mental illness – Conclusion
This is the final part of a five part series on parenting kids with mental illness. If you haven’t read my first post, you can catch up here. Thank you for being here and reading about my and Jennifer’s journey these past few weeks. Originally, I wanted to end this series with Jennifer because she…
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Series: Parenting a child with mental illness
I am a mom of kids with mental illnesses. Yup – read that again. This is a difficult statement to say out loud. It was a difficult statement to type out. To say that I have completely processed these diagnoses for my kids would be a lie. I am still processing and learning how to…