Author Archives: instillment

3/13/24………NEW FOCUS I want to apologize for my absence these past few months.  I started doing the blog about my family’s journey with mental health, particularly focused on my daughter.  But I took a pause because I do not think it is best to put all of her struggles out there in the manner inContinue reading “3/13/24….New Focus”

10/15/23   So…..now what?   That is one of a million questions running through my mind after my daughter showed me that first cut.  What do you do when your child is intentionally harming themselves?  There is nothing in any parenting book that prepares you for this.  There is no algorithm to follow to getContinue reading “10/15/23 – “So…now what?””

September 23, 2023 “Mom…there’s something I need to show you.” Those words were first spoken to me by my then 13-year-old daughter in July 2020.  She had always been an anxious kid, but to us seemed overall happy and thriving.  She is one of those people who seems to be good at everything.  She wasContinue reading “9/23/23 – “Mom, there’s something I need to show you”.”

September 17, 2023 What is I’m Still Me and why am I’m writing this blog? I thought I was creating I’m Still Me as a non-profit charity to help raise awareness on teen mental health because this is an illness that has hit hard within our family.  However, over the past few years, I’m StillContinue reading “9/17/23 – What is I’m Still Me”