Hey there, I’m Nicole
Blogger, wife, mom, and most importantly a child of God. I’m most frequently found with an extra hair tie around my wrist and my hair pulled back in a ponytail… but you didn’t need to know all of that!
Everyone has a secret. Do you want to know mine?
I have a diagnosed mental illness. What the actual diagnosis happens to be is unimportant – for the major reason that it changes from professional to professional that I see. Though I struggle with a mental illness, I am still a person. I am a Christian. I am not demon-possessed. I am not useless. I still have hopes and dreams.
I love cooking and baking Trim Healthy Mama friendly recipes, art and creative outlets, and especially reading and writing.
By writing here at All Behind A Smile, I hope to offer support and encouragement to those living with mental illnesses to live our best lives. We are more than a diagnosis.
Although I originally started All Behind A Smile in 2015, it has taken many forms in the past few years. I was struggling to control my illness, and not let it control me. Now that I’ve been stable for a few years, I want to encourage those who are where I was and where I have been – because the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train.
If you are here for the first time, you can get to know me better by checking out Why I Don’t Identify as a Parent (Yet) and How Medication Changed My Life – because I’ve been where you are. However, there is more to All Behind A Smile than my stories… because this site wouldn’t exist without you.
The Reason We Are Here
All Behind A Smile exists to help those with a mental illness to live their best lives, because life doesn’t stop when we are diagnosed.
This is why this site contains a broad look at life – from recipes, to media related content, a behind the scenes look at mental illness and a creative look at symptoms we may experience as someone with a mental illness. To top it off, there’s now a “motherhood” category where we can journey together through parenting.
Before You Go Explore…
I have a little something to help you along your journey with Trim Healthy Mama! Consider it a gift, from me to you.
Tracking THM Fuels
The EASY Way
Tracking S and E meals with Trim Healthy Mama can be confusing, and this color-coded tracker can help. With a month at a glance, it's perfect for daily tracking OR fuel cycles, and beginner OR advanced users.
Ready to Explore?
If all of that sounds good to you, then you are ready to explore the world of All Behind A Smile!
I’m glad you are here, and hope you stick around – remember, All Behind A Smile wouldn’t exist without you!
