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Welcome to Mama T’s mental health blog where Tammy Powder shares insights and loving guidance from the heart of a mother who has been through much of life’s ups and downs. Her poetry and blogs offer you a guiding light through times of grief, loss, pain, love and advocacy for all who feel like they are walking alone.

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    Every Child Deserves To Know This Simple Truth

    Anxiety can be loud. Anyone who has experienced it knows exactly what that feels like. It can show up suddenly, take over our thoughts, and make everything feel bigger and scarier than it really is. For children, those feelings can be even more confusing because they do not yet have the words or tools to understand…

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    The Way We Speak to Ourselves Matters

    Isn’t it interesting how the loudest voice we hear is often our own? And sometimes, if we are honest, it is not always the kindest voice. Recently, I travelled to the UK with my sister, Arlene Mills, to take part in an intensive mediumship training called The Confident Medium with Lynn Probert. The week was both exhilarating and exhausting,…

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    Stop Trying To Fix It—Try Listening Instead

    I have been wanting to write about something for quite a while, but I needed time to formulate it in my mind. Even so, it has always been very close to my heart. We as a society tend to try to fix things. It is incredibly uncomfortable to see people hurting, not only physically but…

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    How Meditation and Sitting in the Power Work Together

    Life is incredibly busy, and at times, it can feel very heavy. So many of us are juggling responsibilities, emotions, expectations, and the constant pull of the world around us. It’s easy to feel like we have lost our grip on our own lives. But there is a place we can go. A place where…

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    Grief and Sadness Are Not The Same Thing As Negativity

    I read something that said, “There’s something important that often gets misunderstood: grieving and being sad is not the same as being negative.” And that hit me me. Right there.  Thank you to whoever wrote those wise words… We live in a culture that is very uncomfortable with grief. All of us.  A culture that often confuses…

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    New Year, New Canvas

    We have entered a New Year and I’ve been sitting in it with a massive mix of emotions: Love and pain. Hope and yearning. Sadness and joy. They all seem to exist together for me now. None cancel the other out. They just live side by side. But my family—they make it easier. They always…