Tag Archives: depression

TERY – A EULOGY

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Mollie Hunt

My friend died last week. We hadn’t talked for fifteen years. There was a falling out over lifestyle choices. But before that, she was my bestie, all the way back to our college days at PCC. We met during a … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism & Addiction, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Life Through Amber | Tagged alcoholism, depression, inspirational | 10 Comments

FLASH DRIVES: I Don’t Need To Go Outside

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Mollie Hunt

FLASH DRIVES: Flash narratives and random contemplations imagined while driving from one place to another. I don’t need to go outside—I’m already there. In a park, firs tall above my head, maples shedding golden leaves. On a street awash with … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Drives | Tagged depression, inspirational, poetry, writing | 2 Comments

FIRST CHAPTERS: There’s a Cat Hair in My Mask: How Cats Helped me through Unprecedented Times

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Mollie Hunt

There’s a Cat Hair in My Mask: How Cats Helped me through Unprecedented Times – a COVID memoir “Cat Hair” was a labor of love/hate. It was a story I needed to tell, didn’t want to tell, didn’t want to think … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Talk | Tagged About cats, books, depression, First Chapters, inspirational | 4 Comments

DESPITE THE DARKNESS

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Mollie Hunt

The first thing I saw when I opened my inbox this morning was the quote from Desmond Tutu*, “Hope is being able to see light despite all of the darkness.” To find this in front of me today was, … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety disorder, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, mental illness, Save the World | Tagged depression, Desmond Tutu, hope, inspirational, opinion, state of the world | 6 Comments

2022 DAY ONE-FINISHED MY MEMOIR!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Mollie Hunt

It’s the first day of a brand new year! I didn’t do it on purpose, but this morning I finished the second draft of my memoir, THERE’S A CAT HAIR IN MY MASK: How Cats Helped Me Through Unprecedented Times and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism & Addiction, anxiety disorder, Cats, Death & Dying, Emotion, Getting Older, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Life Through Amber, Lifestyle, memoir, mental illness, Writing | Tagged #catwriters, #crazycatladycozymysteries, Animal Shelters, book launch, depression, inspirational, writing | 2 Comments

ANOTHER “HOW TO OUTLAST THE C-19 CRISIS” BLOGPOST

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Mollie Hunt

I’m blessed! As a recovering alcoholic, I’ve learned patience, tolerance, resistance, and pride. Through my 12-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous, I’ve been given a design for living that has allowed me to deal with my addiction and change my life. Now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism & Addiction, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Save the World | Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, Covid-19, depression, inspirational, Pandemic, taking care | 8 Comments

ANXIETY: PANDORA’S BOX UNLEASHED

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Mollie Hunt

Put on your softies, your fuzzy slippers. Make a cup of chamomile tea and find your “safe” place. Turn on your go-to zone-out show, and while it loads, listen to my story of anxiety: I suffer with General Anxiety Disorder. … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety disorder, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle | Tagged anxiety disorder, depression, general anxiety disorder, help for anxiety, inspirational, mental health | 8 Comments

LIFE STAGES: WHEN KITTY IS GONE

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Mollie Hunt

A home is never so empty as when one has lost a beloved cat. Even if there are other pets still present, chances are they feel the loss as well. If kitty went peacefully, there will be empty beds, forsaken … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, life stages | Tagged Cat, cat loss, cats, depression, grief, life stages, loss of a cat, pet loss | Leave a comment

FREE-WRITING

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Mollie Hunt

I always write out my blogs before I post them, but TODAY IS THE EXCEPTION. I’ve tried putting the significance of today out of my mind, concentrating on my participation in the Women’s March tomorrow as a stand I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, mental illness, My Cat Cozies, Secret Soul | Tagged depression, election, fear, inauguration day, Memoir, sad, trump | 1 Comment

IS IT ENOUGH? a poem

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Mollie Hunt

In this frenzied, challenged world Is it enough to watch a sparrow flit through the black gnarled branches of a plum tree? To delight in the scent of rain? To feel the autumn sun on my aging face? Is … Continue reading →