Welcome To North Fourth Street

Personal Reflections – Stories – Emotions – Healing

Created By Amy Blair

mom-aspiring author-mental health advocate

October 6 2020

Why I Don’t Take Medication for my Anxiety

Amy Faith, Inspiration, Life, Mental Health Anxiety with no Medicine, Coping, Learned techniques 25

Over the course of nearly two decades, I have tried a handful of prescriptions including Xanax for immediate relief of my panic attacks. I ordered a DVD/CD program on how to overcome panic. I’ve seen four counselors. I downloaded the most tranquil of meditation apps to my phone. I experimented with my diet, starting exercising, […]

October 1 2020

A Story About Anxiety

Amy Life, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Psychology, Stories anxiety, Fear as a child, Fear of Tornadoes, Panic Attacks, Sunday Night Syndrome 15

At night when I was 10 years old, I would sit in my bed and stare out the window. I looked down the road at the flagpole to see if the flag was blowing. If it was blowing this meant imminent doom. It didn’t matter that there were stars in the sky. I still had […]

August 29 2020

The In-Between

Amy Faith, Inspiration, Life Changed, Faith, Micro blog, Transformation 6

I sat down the other night to watch a popular series that everyone has been talking about. I was excited to have a new show and I was pretty confident that I would like it from reading the synopsis. 20 minutes in I felt something I wasn’t too familiar with. I felt repulsed, as my […]

August 27 2020

An Anchor in the Storm

Amy Grief, Life, Miscarriage, Stories Faith, Hope, Making decisions, Miscarriage, pregnancy loss, The future, trauma 20

This time last summer I sat in a Drury hotel lobby enjoying their “Kickback hour” as they call it. I was loving the free nachos and cheese. It was exactly what my pregnant self was craving. As I sat there, I was watching all the families buzz around me and my heart felt like it […]

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July 25 2020

There’s No Time

Amy Life anxiety, Dreams and Goals, Micro blog, motherhood, Spread too thin, Time demands 6

Hi, Hello, it’s me…. remember me? Although you haven’t heard from me in a while, I think about you every day. It’s true. I really do. I think about my followers every day. I wonder what I could write that you need to hear. What about my story should I put on the pages that […]

June 20 2020

Nice Guys Don’t Always Finish Last

Amy Faith, Inspiration, Life, Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships, Stories dating, Marriage, Transformation 10

Nice guys finish last. You’ve heard it said before. I guess that was probably my first thought about Ronnie. “He’s too nice.” I had just come out of a relationship where I had to work and work hard for attention and affection. Now here’s this guy ready and willing to bend at my every request. […]

June 1 2020

Diary of a 5-Year-Old

Amy Grief, Life, Stories family, family dynamics, grandparents, perspective, resilency 11

Hi, I’m 5. I just got a new baby sister and I’m about to start kindergarten. So many things have changed for me lately. I live with my mom and stepdad and of course, this new baby everyone is going gaga about.I don’t see the appeal. She seems needy and kinda gross to me. I […]

May 25 2020

1111, Synchronicity and Other Signs

Amy Faith, Life, Miscarriage, Stories God, Harriet Tubman, pregnancy loss, signs, synchronicity, The Bible, You Version 11

1111, Synchronicity and other Signs 1111 this is my number. A number that supposedly symbolizes that angelic beings are close by to bring you clarity and protection. For you to monitor your thoughts carefully so they may manifest into your reality, as well as to pay attention to your surroundings. This number has shown up […]