by Erin Croyle | Mar 20, 2020 | Advocacy, Caregivers, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Individuals, Marriage, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, Work Life, YOU
Pay attention to what you’re feeling right now. Take a moment to take it all in and really reflect on your thoughts and the cause of all of the anxiety. Stay calm and FEEL IT. Isolated. Restricted. Trapped Scared. Angry. Uncertain. Unemployed. Assigned inappropriate...
by Erin Croyle | Mar 20, 2020 | Advocacy, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
I turned off all of my alarms tonight. On any given day I have at least 8 alarms and notifications reminding me to do something. When everything shut down a week ago, I decided to leave two morning alarms on so my family of five could keep some sort of schedule....
by Erin Croyle | Mar 16, 2020 | Caregivers, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Marriage, Medical Team, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. We understand this better than most. We’ve been doing it since we became parents. Still, this is different. This is extra. This is terrifying because our loved ones are at a greater risk. So repeat after me: Staying...
by Erin Croyle | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’ve come a long way in talking about mental health in this country. According to statistics compiled by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 43.3% of adults with mental illness and 64.1% of adults with serious mental illness received treatment last year....
by Erin Croyle | Dec 9, 2018 | Finding Balance, Home Life, Individuals, Parents, YOU
The holidays are supposed to be a time for joy. Yet most of us are hanging on by a thread while we make it magical for everyone else. Stress is unavoidable this time of year. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find ways to relax. Do yourself a favor and try at least 3...
