After a brief overview of her experience with depression, Mrs. Bee gives helpful advice to other parents in a similar situation on how to deal with high functioning depression while raising kids. With ten well thought out ideas for aiding the daily difficulties of depression and kids, any mother or father with depression, or anyone with depression in general, could learn a lot from her tips.

Key Takeaways:

• I know that I always feel better when I spend time in nature, and we’re lucky to live right by the ocean. It engages all of your senses – the visual beauty of nature, the sound of the waves, the smell of the salt water, the feeling of the sand and water on your feet and the breeze in the air.
• Sometimes I don’t have the energy to get out of bed so the kids get themselves cereal for breakfast. When I can’t cook dinner, we get takeout. Work, family, friends, chores sometimes fall by the wayside. I try to lower my typically high standards for myself and let it go.
• We try to do something for local kids once a month because we are lucky to have so much in our lives.

“I once read that the farther you live away from a natural body of water, the more likely you are to be depressed.”

http://www.hellobee.com/2017/01/17/10-ways-i-handle-parenting-with-high-functioning-depression/