My mental and physical health are inextricably linked. I’ve shared my personal space with anxiety and depression my entire life, and any attempts to mitigate or improve with medication has run the spectrum from ineffective to disastrous. I long ago learned that physical activity and a carefully tuned diet areContinue Reading
My family and I took a trip to Alabama one year to see my younger brother, who was attending military school there at the time. We went out to lunch at a cute little restaurant, and when the waitress asked if we wanted something to drink, I requested, as IContinue Reading
by Benjamin Sobieck Congratulations to: Laurie B.! You won a free pair of Writer’s Gloves. Not every entrepreneur is a writer, but every writer is an entrepreneur. The same forces percolating creative juices every time you sit down at a keyboard can pour you a cup of words or, sometimes,Continue Reading
by Carrie Brummer My first professional post was teacher at the age of 22. I spent years in the classroom LOVING what I did. But then, something started to niggle in the back of my mind. I started to wonder, “was this really enough?” “How else could I make anContinue Reading
One of the reasons I love this time of year is that it brings amazing sunsets. Unsettled weather patterns and varied cloud types combine to create some of the most beautiful displays we see all year long. I often walk west and just stare at the horizon. It’s a sortContinue Reading
by Carl Towns Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, Getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, And enriching your own life, as well. It’s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy,Continue Reading
Oh we thought we were so clever, didn’t we? After we heard about all the health hazards associated with sitting at the computer so much (read more about those here), many of us switched to standing desks. Some of us bought new ones to fit into our writing spaces, andContinue Reading
My biggest challenge is lack of time. I am a writer who doesn’t want to start work on an aspect of a project unless I have a good couple of hours. It takes me time to reacquaint myself with where I was and my mindset. Sometimes, though, that becomes anContinue Reading
Here’s a question I’ve gotten from Writing and Wellness readers recently… How do I take a project from beginning to end without losing it somewhere in the middle? So how do we do that, exactly? Getting to “The End” Means Getting Through the Dreaded Middle I think most writers wouldContinue Reading
by Dr. Diana Raab Writing for Bliss is a culmination of my life’s work. Ever since my mother gave me my first journal when I was ten years old to help me cope with the loss of my grandmother, I’ve used writing as a form of healing, and have triedContinue Reading
Sometimes in life, you get lucky and meet smart, kind, amazing people. When that happens, you just have to let others know about how awesome these people are. That’s what I’m doing today. I’m honored to know the following amazing folks, who have been especially supportive of Writing and Wellness,Continue Reading
Most writers these days are advised to keep their day jobs. The odds of earning a full-time living from writing alone are just too great to risk going without, and no one wants to worry about how they’re going to pay their bills while they’re trying to put together theirContinue Reading