As a blogger and memoirist, I write real stories about mental illness, child abuse, language barriers, and identity. My debut memoir "I Asked the Blue Heron" is now available in stores and online in Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo.

Melanie Kaufman and Square One Yoga

Coping Skills, Meditation, Mental Illness, Treatment

In the last years, I have turned to yoga both as a low impact exercise and a spiritual practice in an effort to counteract the side effects of medication and find inner peace.

Canyon Meadows at High Noon

Coping Skills, Mental Illness, Treatment

I can’t see the future clearly, what’s far ahead is blurred behind a distant haze. I can only focus on what’s in front of me, the next step on the trail, one foot behind the other.