https://booksbywomen.org/why-i-decided-to-write-about-mental-health/ Sun, 06 Mar 2016 12:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://booksbywomen.org/why-i-decided-to-write-about-mental-health/#comment-47258 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 12:28:15 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15021#comment-47258 Thank you Rachel. I am writing my first Memoir at age 54. Some of the themes will be about my anxiety and panic disorders although I made a living as a singer,entertainer in Las Vegas and around the world. I’m ready to bring to the light my mental health issues now. Thanks for the inspiration.

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/why-i-decided-to-write-about-mental-health/#comment-47248 Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:33:31 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15021#comment-47248 Thank you do much. Are yu free for a quick chat? I’m writing my first Memoir and feel scared shitless,yet alive.

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/why-i-decided-to-write-about-mental-health/#comment-47237 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 00:09:42 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15021#comment-47237 I am so happy to have seen your post Rachel. I too have had similar experiences & have used poetry to find my way through it all. Even though ‘well’ now, I am acutely aware how easily the black dog can creep back in, thankfully I can usually recognise it’s approach & have learnt ways to deal with it. I write about my mental health experiences quite frequently, I feel that if I had understood more before I succumbed to the illness, I may have been able to limit the damage that it caused. Many people are too fearful to admit to having mental health problems but the more openly spoken about, the better it will be understood. I am in the process of organising my poetry & musings in the hope of getting them published, so you have inspired me. I look forward to reading your book.
Keep up the good work!

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/why-i-decided-to-write-about-mental-health/#comment-47234 Sun, 28 Feb 2016 13:04:17 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15021#comment-47234 Rachel, thank you for sharing your courage and tools. Love your title.
best,
carol

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