Author Archives: Sarah Taylor

What if I told you that suffering was an option? Would you think I was crazy? Who in their right mind would make the conscious choice to suffer? My answer would be many of us. Probably most of us. What I’m about to tell you definitely falls into the TMI (Too Much Information) category, butContinue reading “Self-Sabotage and Needless Suffering”

Story time… Each summer my parents would send my brother and I to spend a week or two with our grandparents. I loved staying with my Mimi. She was a widow in her 60s who made sure our time together was good, quality time. She came from humble beginnings in rural East Tennessee – 3rdContinue reading “The Power of Your Inner Child”

As a child, the biggest night of my year was Christmas Eve. In our house, Christmas Eve was the night Santa came to deliver our presents. My brother and I would wake our parents up at the butt crack of dawn so we could race into the front room to see the loot left behind.Continue reading “Anticipation and Emotions”

Imagine being shipwrecked and floating aimlessly at sea. Now imagine a monstrous storm rolling in. Tossing, flipping, churning, rain and waves assaulting from every angle. Now tell me all the things you’re grateful for. *cue record scratch* I know, I know…. Your ship has sunk, you’re floating alone on debris in the middle of theContinue reading “Gratitude: Looking for the Light”

There’s a picture of me as a child. I’m about 3 or 4 years old, ponytail askew and hair disheveled. The moment captured on a classic 80s Kodiak print from the local drug store or print shop. My family and I laugh about it now, but in that moment I was terrified. I was angry.Continue reading “The Art of Falling Apart”

As you may have read, I’m Sarah. I am a mental health professional with anxiety and scattered showers of depression. It’s been a thing since I was a young child. I say thing because I feel to call it a “struggle” or a “battle” or even a “mental health issue” gives it more power. You,Continue reading “Intro: It Is What It Is”