writing about depression in a positive way

When I first started a blog and writing my thoughts in a more public way, I really had no idea what I would end up liking to write about. I knew I loved writing about my family and the adventures we get up to, about being a mother and how important I believe that role is but I had no idea that I would love to write about depression in a positive way.

It is absolutely one of my favourite topics to write about. Weird I know! When I wake up in the morning I get excited about the challenge of sharing moments when I felt depressed and how I was able to turn it around to become a lesson or positive moment in my life. I find it really strengthening and empowering to see and feel how much I have grown and changed.

I also love being able to share my experiences so that I can help others, uplift others and inspire them to overcome challenges in their lives. Ever since I went through my cracked and peeling moment I feel as if I have given myself permission to write about it more. I have also been touched that you have encouraged me and supported me in doing so.

Depression is a sad and lonely journey. It can also be a time to really learn about yourself, to know more of what your heart feels and a time of reinventing yourself. Here on my blog I don't want it to be a place where depression is shared as all doom and gloom {which it really can be some days!}, I want it to be a place where having depression is accepted, acknowledged, known to be a real feeling and promoted as being able to be overcome and conquered. I also love to share that just because you have depression it doesn't mean you are a weak person, mentally crazy or a bad mother.

Having different forms of depression during my life has made me strong, able to speak another language in a way, more compassionate towards others and more aware of my own heart and mental health. It has helped me to take care of myself in a way I would never have before and given me a gift to connect to many other women I would never have been able to relate to previously. 

I know for some people dropping by my blog and reading my tag line: inspiring, creating and believing and then seeing that I have depression as a tab on my sidebar it can seem a little confusing. But, depression is part of what makes me who I am and I really believe it needs to be talked about more in a positive acceptable way so that other people do not feel so ashamed of having it.

So I will continue to write about being depressed in a positive way and hope that by sharing how I feel and have felt, that I might be able to touch some hearts, change some lives in a small way and leave a message behind for my cherubs that they had a mother who worked hard to become who she is today and that is it alright to have challenges in life. You are no less a person for doing so.