The power of me too and “ There ’ s More to the Story ” by Mindy Bartleson

I’ve asked Mindy to share more about her upcoming book. With great pleasure, here she is with some of her story and more details about how you can connect with her. Thank you, Mindy, you’re wonderful! I’ve greatly benefitted from the power of me too when it comes to diabetes. When other things popped up in my life, I wasn’t able to (and sometimes wasn’t ready) to apply this beneficial power. When my dad passed away when I was 12, I didn’t know a lot of people who understood what it was like until I got older and found more people. I also wouldn’t talk about. I had to be strong. When I was struggling with mental health, I not only kept these feelings to myself until I was in college, I flat out denied them to myself. I grew up having issues with my period, but I didn’t talk about them because I grew up with the notion that you kept that to yourself. One thing that changed how I looked at these things? Being honest and open about them. In college, I changed how I looked at all of these things- including diabetes and life. After diabetes burnout in college, I started posting more about the good and the bad of diabetes and mental health, but of course other things- of course- life. When I was diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis, I posted about it online. That’s when I started hearing or seeing the me too’s. The relief of knowing I’m not alone made a huge difference in my life. Over the years, I’ve adjusted my blog.. I wanted to talk about every...
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