Kristina Atkins
My Favorite Songs about Mental Illness
Music is the universal language, right? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said so, and he was a pretty smart guy. I don’t have a lot to say in...
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Kristina Atkins
- Oct 7, 2019
- 2 min
Letters to my Younger Selves
Dear High School Kris, I used to resent you. I didn’t understand who you were. You were definitely not who I am today. But now I know you...
Kristina Atkins
- Sep 26, 2019
- 1 min
The Weight of Emotional Baggage
For the last several months, I’ve been writing one writing related post and one mental health post every month. I planned on continuing...
Kristina Atkins
- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
Back in the Medication Saddle Again
Well, I should think the title of this post is pretty self-explanatory. For the first time since 2010, I’m back on meds. (Except for a...
Kristina Atkins
- Jun 17, 2019
- 3 min
My name is Kris, and I live with suicidal ideation.
I remember the first time I experienced suicidal ideation. It was my sophomore year of college, during my first depressive episode. I was...
Kristina Atkins
- May 20, 2019
- 4 min
Breast is Best, Except When It’s Not
Two weeks postpartum. Exhausted, but okay. As I mentioned in my last post, I had my baby, Bean (not his actual name), on April 2nd. With...
Kristina Atkins
- Jan 21, 2016
- 3 min
What I Remember About Postpartum Depression
This post was easy to write–because I’ve been thinking about it for weeks–but scary to publish. Big deep breath … here we go. I recently...
Kristina Atkins
- Mar 9, 2015
- 5 min
I Go To Extremes
Originally posted on my personal blog on September 14, 2009, a month after I was diagnosed. Looking back over the years, I was hypomanic...
Kristina Atkins
- Jan 5, 2015
- 1 min
Now Let’s Talk Goals
Ahh, the beginning of a new year. A time for reflection and goal making. Yep, I’m not a resolutions girl. I make goals. I’ve been...
Kristina Atkins
- Jan 2, 2015
- 4 min
Let’s Be Real For a Minute
Happy New Year, y’all! I still can’t believe 2014 is over and gone. That had to be the fastest year of my life. I reflected back on it as...
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