My Inner Child

This started out as a humorous post. I was going to make fun of my school pictures, which isn’t hard to do, but then I had a change of heart. You’ll notice that… Continue reading →

C O D E P E N D E N C Y

We hear the term thrown around all the time but I suspect that most people don’t fully understand what codependency is. Why do I think this? — Because I have a hard time… Continue reading →

A Brief Look At OCD.

T H E R A P E U T I C      T H U R S D A Y It was difficult choosing a topic for today, there are so many good… Continue reading →

Impression Management

Therapeutic Thursday on Friday I meant to start this new Gripping Life series yesterday, but I wasn’t feeling well so here it is today. I’d like to introduce a new mental health or… Continue reading →

Something new to whine about…

I realize it’s not Whiny Wednesday but I have some significant grievances that are already stacking up this Monday morning. I feel like I might as well spill them a couple of days… Continue reading →

Something to lighten the mood….

I decided it was time to lighten the mood over here at, A Gripping Life, since I’ve been  incredibly serious this week. I’m dedicating my post today to DIET and EXERCISE–the bane of… Continue reading →

My Exercise Guru…

I just did something that I haven’t done in two months. I exercised. I was really getting disgusted with myself so I got up and went looking for my old friend, Denise Austin.… Continue reading →