a year of hibernation and recovery

Used to feel so cold, I was stuck in the staticIf we’re all born dyin’, what’s the point of it all?But if the song never stopped, it wouldn’t have any magicSo even though it’s gotta end, I’ll keep singin’ along. EVERYBODY DIES – The Band CAMINO I feel like I’m dying. Okay…wait…I already used that…

5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! “ Luke 24:5-6 NIV I feel like I’m dying. Okay…wait…that’s dramatic. Let me try that again. I recently told a coworker…

I’m depressed. Plain and simple. I’m not seasonally depressed. I’m not kinda depressed. I’m not oh my gosh sooooooooo depressed. I am, at all times, carrying a sadness inside my rib cage. It’s heavy, it’s burdensome, it’s often more than I can stand. But, every day, I carry it. I bear it. bear /ber/ 1.…

I was diagnosed with Anxiety in college. I sat in a JMU therapist’s office, thumbing a hackey sack filled with lavender and rice. My therapist was going over the results of some self-report test I took before I came in. She said I had high levels of academic stress, which was normal for a college…

I was 14 when we last entered a new decade. Let’s think about that. It was 2009, which is crazy. I didn’t have a smart phone or much in the way of social media. I think I had a secret e-mail but that was literally so I could sign up for Tumblr. I was a…

Hey friends. It’s been awhile, huh? I had the best intentions of having a regular upload schedule for this blog, but I also want to make sure when I sit down to chat with y’all that the words are coming from a real place. No filler. No fluff. 100% authentically me. And while I have…

Hey, y’all! Welcome to Returning to Life my personal fitness/health/maybe sorta lifestyle blog where we discuss the trials and tribulations revolving around coming back after a long break from maintaining your health and fitness. Here, I’ll be sharing my journey as I work to better improve my mental and physical health, and reach my personal goals. I…