Category Archives: Mental Health Advocacy

And the Beat Goes On…

Posted on October 27, 2021 by My Bleeding Ink

“Man up!” “Men don’t cry!” “Therapy is for pansies!” “Nobody wants to hear a dude whine.” But also: “I don’t want to bother anyone with my stuff.” “It’s not that bad.” “Could be worse.” “Other people have bigger problems.” It … Continue reading →

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My Story

Posted on September 1, 2019 by My Bleeding Ink

Backstory to what you’re about to read: Regular readers of this blog know I was born with Spina Bifida. I wrote this after I came back from my first Spina Bifida conference in 2003. Before that, I had never even … Continue reading →

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Lloyd Dobler Was Wrong

Posted on December 15, 2018 by My Bleeding Ink

Showing my age here, but ya know that scene in the 1989 classic “Say Anything” starring John Cusack where he says to Constance, “Why can’t you be in a good mood? How hard is it to decide to be in … Continue reading →

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