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Sometimes cookies really do make things better.

Sometimes cookies really do make things better.

sometimes on a tough day, a cookie or two really does help…

mental healthLeslie McAdamSeptember 15, 2021mental health, encouragementComment

how I became a writer, part 1, because Kristy asked me to write this down

how I became a writer, part 1, because Kristy asked me to write this down

I wasn’t totally sure WHAT it was I wanted to write (a refrain that lasted decades). I just knew I adored books.

creativity, encouragement, enthusiasm, mental health, reading, recovery, risk, writingLeslie McAdamJune 9, 2021writing, nanowrimo, mental health, enthusiasm, encouragementComment

inner bully and inner cheerleader

inner bully and inner cheerleader

… even though I have an internal culture of positive self-talk, I can stand a few tweaks. And one of them is that moment when motivating myself turns into bullying.

encouragement, enthusiasm, mental healthLeslie McAdamMay 8, 2021enthusiasm, encouragement, mental healthComment

giving myself a break

giving myself a break

I’m a human being, not a human producer.

mental health, writingLeslie McAdamMarch 10, 2021mental health, encouragementComment

ambition and burnout

ambition and burnout

Over the years, I’ve learned that I can’t do everything, and I’ve learned to not agree to do too much. There are still times, though, that it happens. Like now.

mental health, enthusiasm, encouragementLeslie McAdamMarch 6, 2021mental health, encouragement, self-helpComment

the power of not changing

the power of not changing

Sometimes we don’t want truths. Sometimes we don’t want to be set free.

encouragement, mental healthLeslie McAdamFebruary 27, 2021mental health, encouragementComment

expectations

expectations

I came across this phrase: “Expectations are premeditated resentments.” Well, hell.

enthusiasm, writingLeslie McAdamFebruary 20, 2021writing, mental health, encouragementComment

To my friend who is depressed and sick and overweight and sad

To my friend who is depressed and sick and overweight and sad

But the key thing that I did—and that I can’t do for you—is I decided, once and for all, that I was going to get better.

encouragement, mental healthLeslie McAdamFebruary 17, 2021mental health, encouragement Comments

Um so I had an amazing year

Um so I had an amazing year

There really is magic in just starting to do something small, because it really does compound and snowball into good things.

mental health, fear, encouragementLeslie McAdamDecember 26, 2020mental health, encouragement, 2020 Comments

trying something new

trying something new

I hope that by reading something I write you will in fact feel heard—an interesting phenomenon.

encouragement, writingLeslie McAdamDecember 5, 2020writing, nanowrimo, encouragementComment

permission

permission

There’s an old saying about how it’s better ask forgiveness than permission.

But I think it’s better to not ask for either one.

mental health, encouragementLeslie McAdamDecember 2, 2020encouragementComment