by Michelle Wuesthoff | Jul 3, 2019 | anxiety, calling, family, journey
My Real-life, Mid-life (Mom) Crisis When I was a kid, I thought a mid-life crisis meant you bought a sports car because you felt bad about getting old. I also thought it was a guy thing — an old guy thing. Yet here I am, proving myself wrong: a 50-year-old mom with no... by Michelle Wuesthoff | Jan 18, 2019 | anxiety, depression, freedom, hope, overcoming, transformation, wholeness
Whoa…overcame? That’s a pretty bold statement in the title, even for me. Mental illness (anxiety, depression, PTSD) has dogged me most of my life, and handicapped me for a good portion of it. But not today. Not for a whole year. And now,... by Michelle Wuesthoff | Aug 15, 2018 | anxiety, journey, overcoming, victory, wholeness
Oh Hey, Anxiety. You’ve Been Unfriended. Sometimes I think that if I write enough posts about my anxiety, I may just get somewhere with it. Well…it may actually be working, and I thought I’d let y’all in on a little technique I’ve been using to deal with it. Not... by Michelle Wuesthoff | Jun 19, 2018 | anxiety, courage, freedom, journey
Why I’ve Decided to Stop Drinking Of all the vulnerable posts I’ve written (and there have been many), this one tops the charts, you guys. Maybe it’s because I’m writing this before I’ve had any success, any victory. Because normally, no matter how difficult the... by Michelle | Mar 21, 2018 | anxiety, depression, freedom, overcoming, spiritual growth, transformation, wholeness
Lessons Learned at the Clinic: Part 3 This week’s post is the last installment of a three-part series on lessons I learned from my stay in a 30-day residential treatment center. This week, I’m especially pumped to share something extremely practical and hands-on. A... by Michelle | Mar 7, 2018 | anxiety, depression, hope, overcoming, transformation
Lessons Learned at the Clinic: Part 1 I could hardly believe the words that came spilling out of my mouth: “Can you find me a residential treatment center? A Christian one?” Within minutes of blurting that out, my husband found me just such a...