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3 Best Ways to Choose Joy when its Hard

May 8, 2020Danielle PetersonAnxiety, Depression, happiness, longreads, Mantras, motherhood, sad, selfcareAnxiety, Depression, happy, joy, sad

Choose joy. You’ve seen it plastered around the world and on your screens because we want everyone to choose joy. I know I have. It’s a novel idea. An idea which aims to empower us and make us happy. Everyone wants to be in control of their life and feelings. They want to be happy…

Domestic Violence during CoronaVirus: a letter to the victims – SheProclaims.com

Apr 28, 2020Danielle Peterson8 CommentsDepression, longreads, prayer, sad, UncategorizedAnxiety, Depression, faith, sad

To the Women and Children being abused, I hope today is a good day for you. As good as the days can get right now. Your fear and worry are working overtime right now, understandably so. I hope fear and worry are all you have to endure today. I’ve been where you are, sort of.…

This Was Not the Plan – Corona Blues -SheProclaims.com

Apr 9, 2020Danielle Peterson1 CommentAnxiety, Depression, happiness, Meditation, nature, sad, school, Uncategorized, wtfAnxiety, Depression, Meditation, motherhood, sad, wtf

This was not the plan for these daffodils this Spring. They were placed in the ground last fall, with care, in a landscaped area near the porch. The plan for these flowers was to come up from the gloomy ground once the snow melted away to bring happiness to the corner of our yard while…

What to tell your kids about Coronavirus

Mar 12, 2020Danielle Peterson1 CommentAnxiety, dads, healthy, kids, moms, motherhood, parenting, UncategorizedAnxiety, dads, healthy, kids, mom, parenting

I don’t want to scare my kids but I want them to be prepared for changes they are going to see in the world around them right now. For my teen, it’s easy to have a pretty frank discussion about what is going on and what precautions to take without freaking out. For my 9…

Mirror Mantras

Feb 10, 2020Danielle PetersonAnxiety, books, Christian, Depression, healthy, longreads, Mantras, Meditation, moms, motherhoodAnxiety, books, Christian, Depression, long read, longread, Mantras, Meditation, mom, momlife, selfcare

Update Feb 10, 2020: a lot of people are asking me about positive thoughts and mirror work. Here’s a piece dear to my heart! — I live with anxiety and depression. I used to hate thinking or saying that out loud. Its not like its something that I’m proud of, but its part of me.…

Taking my time…

Feb 6, 2020Danielle PetersonAnxiety, Depression, UncategorizedAnxiety, Depression, Mantras, motherhood

I’m as guilty as anyone else when I pickup a book or read a blog of someone I am interested in. I always seem to think they have life figured out and life without problems. I am well aware there is no truth in the previous sentence, but I still do it. I’ve been working…

Change Your Mindset – Find Your Happiness!

Sep 28, 2019Danielle PetersonAnxiety, Depression, God, happiness, longreads, UncategorizedAnxiety, Depression, faithblogger, God, happy, longread

Change your mindset is the best and worst advice I have ever gotten in my life. It’s a popular topic around the web, television, and magazines too. Everyone everywhere is starting to realize the power our minds really have over our lives and happiness, which is great. I like the idea of being in charge…

Sorry My Depression Makes You Uncomfortable – SheProclaims.com

Jul 5, 2019Danielle PetersonAnxiety, Christian, Depression, guest writer, happiness, longreads, Meditation, moms, motherhood, sad, selfcare, suicide, UncategorizedAnxiety, Christian, Depression, God, guestwriter, happy, healthy, long read, longread, Meditation, mom, momlife, sad, selfcare, Selfhelp, suicide

“It’s just difficult for us when we don’t what your mood will be today. Your depression makes us uncomfortable.” I am sorry my depression makes you uncomfortable. Want to know why people suffer in silence? Don’t get help? Get lost in the darkness, leaving everyone shaking their heads saying “I had no idea…”? It’s because…

Stop telling me to take a bath and be happy.

Jun 28, 2019Danielle Peterson1 CommentDepression, happiness, longreads, momsAnxiety, coffee, diet, exercise, habits, happy, healthy, long read, longread, Mantras, Meditation, mom, momlife, motherhood, parenting, selfcare

I’m calling out every blog, magazine, and person who keeps telling me that The Secret to happiness is a long list of pampering disguised as self-care. I’m literally starting to get stressed out trying to fit in and afford all of these things people keep claiming I need to do. If your calendar looks anything…

When a stranger’s suicide hurts deeply

Jun 23, 2019Danielle PetersonDepression, longreads, UncategorizedAnxiety, Christian, God, long read, longread, prayer, sad, selfcare, suicide

I didn’t know you personally, but I knew who you were. I’d seen you walking the high school halls with your beaming smile and dimples in the past. You were so beautiful to me. So cool. The kind of girl I hoped I’d be in my own senior year, still four years away. I didn’t…