ABOUT ME

Hey, y’all! I’m Rhiannon (middle name), and welcome to Each Passing Day. 

I’m a single mom with two small kids, Aiden and Addie, and two big dogs, Ariel and Rojo. They four shake up my life and keep me busy with cleaning (or trying to), playing, and general mom stuff. 

Two years ago, I was diagnosed with Bipolar II. Before the diagnosis, it was about a year of pure hell. Even with the support of my family and my best friend, I still felt alone. It wasn’t their fault, though, because there was nothing they could do. You can only “pep talk” someone so much. It got to the point where not only did I feel like my general failure in life was a burden on them, but just talking about it was annoying. I get it. I do, but it’s a shitty feeling. 

During this time, I would spend hours upon hours of scrolling through Facebook in groups. And I saw posts of other moms and women talking about their depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I hardly saw anyone talk about some other more “taboo” illnesses. Then I saw a story floating around about a young mom that killed herself because she didn’t have anyone to talk to, and she was alone with her kids. 

It makes me so happy that I have a support system, and I know I would be dead without their patience. But, I know that some other women and mothers don’t have the support. They feel like there’s no other way, so they hurt themselves and sometimes their kids. 

I know that even in my time, I still felt utterly alone. So, my goal for Each Passing Day is to give mothers a space to REALLY talk about their mental health in a healthy and loving space with other women. 

I want to find a way to be able to connect y’all with affordable health providers. Or help you organize a plan for when you’re having a bad day. I promise to be authentic in my content and give you a real picture of what life is like with a mental illness.