Faith playing a part in my life with schizoaffective bipolar disorder in Sherry Goes Sane My Aunt who was a head nun in Brazil and my mom’s sister, Aunt Beatris. Holy Order of the Sacred Heart. I wrote about her in my book Sherry Goes Sane. She held a play for us called Little … Continue reading
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ABOUT Obamas Card
Letting go of grief and schizoaffective disorder as I receive a message from the President Received a Thank you card from the Office of the President today. I am just delighted to hear from President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. Their dedication and hard work will never be forgotten. Happy Holidays to both … Continue reading
ABOUT Christmas
Enjoying the Holidays with Schizoaffective Disorder at Alpinrose Dairy While I was at Alpinrose Dairy this weekend with my adopted grand girls, I heard a voice call out my name. It was someone I had known from quite sometime ago. He told me that my book was wonderful, how much he liked Sherry Goes … Continue reading
ARTWORK Romance
Romance and Emotion making up with Schizoaffective Disorder after a stressful stretch of life ARTWORK-Picking Roses for my Sweetheart. A painting I did while working through my November stress, oil 18×24. Sherry Joiner
ARTWORK Portrait in Black
Taking Charge with Schizoaffective Disorder Thank you for your support. I am still grieving and will for awhile, but I am practicing peaceful meditation and am able to let go of the things I could not control or change. It finally feels good to take charge of my life once again. Painting I did … Continue reading
Changes from sadness
Making Lifestyle changes with Schizoaffective Disorder With the many upsets in November and the sadness that fell upon Brazil’s soccer team recently, I am making lifestyle changes to improve my stress-management skills. I am getting plenty of rest, walking, and writing and will dabble in my oils again. I talked with my friend, Melody … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
Feeling happy and grateful with Schizoaffective Disorder this Thanksgiving Holiday May the sun rise up to greet you this Thanksgiving and give you peaceful, restful, and healing thoughts. Thank you to all my cousins, my friends, my political organizations, and NAMI groups on this website, twitter, and Facebook. Your connections and wonderful posts have … Continue reading
Getting Well
Taking care of myself after election with Schizoaffective Disorder What an experience it was to be a roller skater in my youth. I could glide to my freedom in my rollerskating outfits as I pushed aside my fears and anxieties while I circled the rinks. Now I will try another type of creativity or … Continue reading
ABOUT ‘Woods’ with Joe
Visiting with my family during Halloween with Schizoaffective Disorder It was a great time seeing my sister again, who was turning 70 this November. We dressed up in our Halloween costumes for the Holiday and danced to Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. When ‘Thriller’ came on, it cast a spell on me. My husband, who was … Continue reading
ARTWORK Renewing and Blooming
Schizoaffective Disorder night at Open Minds Art Show It was great getting to know some of the members of Clackamas NAMI at the Open Minds Art Show this October. Among the works of artists’ being on display, my portrait of ‘Emily’ (below), was also on exhibition. Michele Veenker, the director of NAMI Clackamas who … Continue reading
Arts and Writing by Sherry 