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Hello, Righteous Rant

By: Michelle Whipple February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

Mental Health, Travel, UncategorizedConsciousness, featured, Getaway, Maui, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, TravelLeave a Comment

Learning to be conscious through a travel delay in a pandemic year, while mercury is in retrograde.

Happiness: The Basics

By: Michelle Whipple November 15, 2020February 19, 2021

Mental Health, Spirituality, Uncategorizedfeatured, happiness, Kundalini Yoga, Memoir, Mindfulness, Personal Narrative, Positive Psychology, YogaLeave a Comment

You know, Michelle’s not happy. A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend who recently went through divorce. She mentioned that in the course of her separation process, someone we both know, pointed to me and my situation and said THAT. First, WTF. How does someone in another state who I talk to…

The thorns we keep

By: Michelle Whipple September 29, 2020February 20, 2021

Mental Health, Motherhood, UncategorizedDrug Addiction, featured, Heroin, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Psychology, Substance UseLeave a Comment

Do you, my dear reader, have a story you can put down?

It’s just a story, after all.

I don’t know.

By: Michelle Whipple September 13, 2020February 20, 2021

Creativity, Mental Health, UncategorizedElizabeth Gilbert, featured, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, SpiritualityLeave a Comment

Why fall feels hopeful.

I shrug too.

By: Michelle Whipple August 16, 2020February 20, 2021

Mental Health, Spirituality, UncategorizedKundalini Yoga, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Sia, Zac EfronLeave a Comment

Note: Thankfully I was not involved in the pictured car fire, except that I drove by it on the interstate near Las Vegas and I can’t imagine how the people who had to jump from their burning car felt, on top of everything already going on this year. Right now I’m sitting on the end…

Green Parrots, Rats, Dogs and Boys

By: Michelle Whipple July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Mental Health, Motherhood, UncategorizedDog People, Dogs, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Positive Psychology4 Comments

In my neighborhood are a pair of wild, green parrots. If you go for a walk around sunset you can see them flying high overhead, chattering back and forth to each other. They have only visited my yard once, to my knowledge. Shortly after I bought the house, my sister came to help me move.…

I’m the bad guy…duh.

By: Michelle Whipple May 24, 2020February 20, 2021

Creativity, Mental Health, UncategorizedCarl Jung, Harry Potter, Psychology, SlytherinLeave a Comment

I have to take a second to acknowledge how hard this post has been to write. I’ve been kicking the idea around in my head for months. I’ve talked it out with several people. I’ve written multiple drafts. That’s how laden the shadow is. It’s a dragon. It’s a snag. It’s mine. And it’s yours.

Ding Dong! Psychiatry’s at the Door

By: Michelle Whipple March 29, 2020

Mental Health, UncategorizedCOVID-19, Humor, Mental Health2 Comments

Because this job (and life) can feel quite heavy at times, let me provide a little insight into how I smile and move through the week without being flattened.

I Just Want to Feel Like My Old Self

By: Michelle Whipple March 22, 2020February 20, 2021

Mental Health, Motherhood, UncategorizedCOVID-19, Pandemic, Positive Psychology6 Comments

My brain wants to tell me that when things go back to normal, then I can be my old self again. But my old self isn’t waiting in the wings. She’s here with me right now.

Forget Happiness!

By: Michelle Whipple February 24, 2020

Cancer, Mental Health, Motherhood, UncategorizedBalance, Cancer, happiness, happiness set point, Motherhood4 Comments

Last year I gave up on happiness and decided to start enjoying my life. That’s right–forget happiness! And it’s been good. I found peace in thoughts like, I get to live such a rich life. Rich, alluding to the contrast. And when I stopped trying to run down happiness, I had more space to notice…