Are you a COPMI child too? Some of this may feel familiar. I’m not a big fan of labels. Especially when it comes to something as layered as growing up with a mentally ill parent. Labels can easily reduce complex human experiences to a single term and suddenly it feels as if that word defines everything about you. T hey also tend to create identities that are more limiting than helpful and keep you stuck in the condition they describe, like a small cage where you remain trappe

A personal reflection on caregiver burnout—and the deeper existential toll of caring for an elderly loved one. I have so many dreams. So many that I often don't know where to start. I have too many dreams to live in one lifetime—songwriting, animal communication, tiny house living, ski holidays, a Joe Dispenza advanced retreat, other healing retreats, knitting, pottery, volunteering at an animal rescue, lots of massages, and so many more. But lately, it feels like I’m living