Klout will Soon be a Memory
Several years ago, I believed that Klout was extremely important. I saw value in it, while many naysayers expressed how silly it really was. All that did was encourage me to defend it's "value" even more. However, over time I saw for myself that Klout is nothing other...
What Uncomfortable Truth I discovered About Myself in 2015
The year 2015 is coming to a close. How was it for you? For me, I had many ah-ha moments and learned a lot. Now, I am definitely not one to look highly upon New Year's resolutions because more often than not, they are forgotten about by the first week of January....
An Overview of Grief with Dr. Mekel Harris
On the last episode of Exploring the Eighth House, the topic of grief was spoken about, the process and how it affects us a whole. Because, at some points in our lives, we will be faced with grief which is difficult for everyone to process. I interviewed Dr. Mekel...
Whatever you do, Never Buy into The Secret
Anyone who is unhappy with his or her life will want to find ways to improve it and to make it better. This especially rings true for those who suffer from depression and other mental illnesses. Most would be desperate enough to try anything to escape the living hell...
An Interview with a Coroner and an Author that Co-Wrote a Book About Death
On this episode of Exploring the Eighth House, Miriam Rachel delves further into the topic of death, and speaks to author Korttany Finn, and coroner, Jacquie Purcell about the book they had co-written Spoiler Alert: You're Gonna Die- Unveiling Death One Question at a...
An Overview of Grief with Mary Lee Robinson
On the last episode of Exploring the Eighth House, Miriam Rachel talks about grief. After the loss of someone or something very important to us, we will grieve. And we all grieve after any loss in our own ways. Grief is a part of life and sometimes we will need extra...
Interview with a Mortician
On the last episode of Exploring the Eight House was a very interesting one. Today's topic once again was one that most of us would rather shove under the rug, which is death. Each and everyone of us knows that one day we will no longer be here, however that is the...
Interview with Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Judy Melinek and Author TJ Mitchell
On today's episode of Exploring the Eighth House, I had the pleasure of interviewing forensic pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek and her husband TJ Mitchell about their book, Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner. The main topic covered...
Stereotyping People with Depression and Mental Illness
The terrorist attacks that just recently happened in France shook people up around the world, just like in all other previous cases of terrorism being involved. People have been understandably angry about what occurred, such as myself. However, there has been a lot of...
Exploring the Eighth House
Topics such as mental illness, death and anything that is considered to be taboo is always shoved under the rug. That is why it is taboo. It is time that these uncomfortable parts of life are brought out. I am organizing a new podcast called Exploring the Eighth House...
Acceptance of Death
I have written many blog posts on depression and mental health. I am going to move away from that in this post and focus on another aspect of life that many of us shun, which is death. Many of us have a difficult time accepting death, however, it does not have to be...
How Social Media can have a Negative Impact on People with Mental Illness
The use of social media can be useful when it comes to reaching out to others, making new discoveries and building strong networks. It can be advantageous for your business, as well as connecting with new and old friends. I have talked about the advantages of social...
Time to End the Stigma of Mental Challenges Like Depression
Today is Mental Health Awareness Day. Mental illness and depression are misunderstood and heavily stigmatized by society. Mental illness is no different than a physical illness. You know this, everyone knows this! However the stigma has prevented many people from...
I Suffer From Depression and Not Going to Hide it
I have been on hiatus for a while. I needed time to collect my thoughts and change around my site. I lost traffic and interest over the past month but that is okay. I needed that time to evaluate things and now that I have done that, I know what to do. I stopped doing...
Changing Directions
I know I haven't blogged for a while and I do apologize for that. However, I was away last week in Vegas, and it was fantastic. I have also had an opportunity to clear my mind and do some thinking. I am actually going to be changing my blog around a lot. I am no...
When to Delete or to Delegate
Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net. Last week I had written a blog post on what causes so many of us to procrastinate. Many times, when we have the need to procrastinate, we are either overwhelmed, or not passionate. Unfortunately, many...
What Causes us to Procrastinate?
Whenever many of us are faced with a big task, or even a small task, a lot of the time we will put it on the back burner and keep it there. It is easy to say "I will work on it tomorrow", and to even believe we will start tackling the task the next day. However, when...
Are Online Reviews Really Trustworthy?
A few months ago, I had written a blog post about why you cannot always trust online glowing reviews. The same applies to negative online reviews. If someone had a good reputation for the most part and you end up finding a spiteful review about that individual, be...