Real Life Stories

This is where I get a bit vulnerable and share my own real-life stories about mental health, healing and striving to live a creative, slow-paced life. You’ll also find writing tips that I find particularly useful, strategies to start a practice of writing and tutorials for creative techniques.

Welcome to my very imperfect and joyous life.

Give your deadline the death sentence: for creative brains

by Erica Richmond | Aug 12, 2023 | Community, My Life, Writing Tips

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We Did It: $670 raised for Peterborough Youth Services

by Erica Richmond | Jun 3, 2023 | Books, Fundraiser, My Life

Throughout May 2023, I pledged to donate 50% of every Pixie and the Bees book sale to support mental heath services for youth at Peterborough Youth Services (PYS)

My goal was to match my donation to CMHA last year – …

Fundraiser for Mental Health Month

by Erica Richmond | May 3, 2023 | Books, Community, Fundraiser

Local author will donate 50% of all book proceeds to Peterborough Youth Services throughout the month of May for Mental Health Month. Peterborough author, Erica Richmond published her first book, Pixie and the Bees in November 2020. It’s a fable about her experience...