Dana Hannah

Mental Health Days Are Okay

Those are not my actual words from my therapist but I am an advocate for mental health days. Sometimes it’s just too much to face the world, open your door and expose yourself to environments that may hurt you. These are the words I told one of the tribe members recently. I told her thatContinue reading “Mental Health Days Are Okay”

Judas Amongst Us

This past week has been hell! I’ve told y’all that I am aware that connections are not coincidental and people come into your life for a reason. Well as real as there are unknown angels among us, there are devils and powers of evil searching for a soul to devour. It’s the critically wounded thatContinue reading “Judas Amongst Us”

Who Is Drowning?

One thing I’ve concluded on my journey is that when one is drowning they don’t know who else is drowning. When one is overwhelmed with grief, depression, sadness, or their stuff they never look around to see who else is drowning. Our emotional drowning is much like our physical drowning. If we are drowning orContinue reading “Who Is Drowning?”

F Is For Dysfunctional Family

Here’s a snippet from my memoir that I am working on diligently. It’s a painful process but it will get done and it will be a tell all.

🚩 What Is The Silent Treatment🚩

I’m on a roll with narcissists lately because I’ve been exposed recently and it’s reminded me of my former life. I think the biggest trait that I’ve seen in my narcissists is the silent treatment. When I was a child I saw my mother give multiple people the silent treatment. She wouldn’t talk to themContinue reading “🚩 What Is The Silent Treatment🚩”

🚩 What Is A Narcissist? 🚩

I’ve learned so many don’t know what a narcissist is and therefore cannot identify the characteristics of one. I find this common, especially in older generations. Being a narcissist is different than having narcissism. According to my shrink, we all have a little narcissism in us. Selfies are a great example. Showing new houses, cars,Continue reading “🚩 What Is A Narcissist? 🚩”

🚩 Like Running On A Hamster Wheel 🚩

Since I’ve been on my path, I’ve limited my time and energy with people. See when you are healing, you can’t just expose yourself to all environments. You must rest, take care of yourself, it doesn’t matter if it’s physical or mental, limiting contact with people is necessary so you don’t get reinfected. The minuteContinue reading “🚩 Like Running On A Hamster Wheel 🚩”

Your Mental Health Matters

I did not write that quote but I could have written it. I have sacrificed my mental health for others’ priorities, needs, and their lack of disappointment. I’ve focused on others for so long and so much that I am burned completely out now. Here’s the thing about mental health, nobody can see it untilContinue reading “Your Mental Health Matters”

Your Crown Is Falling

If you haven’t read my story about how Dealing to Healing was born then you may not know that my goal when the blog was born was just not to write and heal me but to help others. The goal was to help just one, one post at a time. I pray that prayer eachContinue reading “Your Crown Is Falling”

Here’s To Mom

Today I woke up with a heavy heart. It was today in 2019 that my mother passed. I had been to the UT/Vandy game in Knoxville. I drove back to Nashville, that drives was the longest, saddest drive of my life. As you have read in my blog, my mother was a narcissist. I knowContinue reading “Here’s To Mom”