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Robin Williams Starts Our Conversation on Depression, Suicide, and Mental Health

August 11, 2014 – 8:43 pm

The world is grieving the loss of one of our favorite comedic and dramatic geniuses, Robin Williams, and the conversation begins about mental illness, depression, and suicide. The Facts As We Know It: The news arrived about 3:30PM PST that the actor had died due to suspected suicide. CNN reported that according to the Marin […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blogging, Blogging News | Tags: bloggers, death, depression, depression blogs, help, mental health, mental health blogs, robin williams, suicide | Comments (8)

Blog Exercises: Share Your Fear

June 27, 2013 – 4:27 am

When was the last time you blogged your fears? Well, not all of them but one of them? In 2006, popular tech blogger Robert Scoble changed directions and blogged about his mother in critical condition in the hospital. This is one of those times when I’m not sure what to write. The size of my […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: blog exercises, blog your fears, depression, fears, get personal, personal, personal blogging, robert scoble, self-doubt, web writing, Writing, writing for the web | Comments (6)

Blog Exercises: Battling the Blue Funk

June 7, 2013 – 4:38 am

My mother just sent an email saying she was in a funk. Ten minutes later I got a phone call from a friend asking to visit to help her get over the “winter funk – summer blues” – her words. I just got over my blue funk a couple weeks ago. Funks are mini-depressions, short […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips | Tags: block, blog exercises, bloggers block, blogging, blogging tips, blue funk, blues, depression, friends, inspiration, interference, life changes, mental illness, motivation, passion, procrastination, sad, sadness, support network, the blues, writers block, Writing | Comments (6)

Blog Exercises: Battling Self-Doubt

April 24, 2013 – 4:04 am

Self-doubt happens to everyone, even bloggers. You are blogging away, full of inspiration, motivation, and energy, then wham! Something happens in your personal or professional life or you get hit upside the head by some bloggy or social media incident and your confidence is sucked away. Self-doubt moves in, and it doesn’t move in pretty. […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: attitude, blog focus, blog struggles, bloggers, blogging challenges, blogging focus, blogging tips, challenges, confidence, depression, emotions, energy, focus, health, inspiration, moods, motivation, professional blogger, professional blogging, purpose, self-confidence, writing tips | Comments (20)