About Me

My name is Alina DiPalma and I am 35 years old. I live in
the always too hot, nauseously overcrowded city of Boca
Raton, Florida. I am engaged to my fiancé Jason to be wed
, honestly, whenever we can afford it or find time to. Why
can’t we find time you might ask? Because we have three
beautiful, wild, and at times, feral children. I’m not kidding.
Sometimes I feel like they’ve been raised by wolves.
Just kidding (sort of).

And then I remember they are mine
and I remember how handsome, smart, and loving they are.
My oldest is Reece (9 years old), Johnny (4 years old), and
Angelo aka baby Gelo (1 year old). I grew up in Cleveland
Ohio with my father.

My parents divorced when I was very
young. I’ll go more into my childhood and the rollercoaster
of events that led me to starting a mental health blog in the
“My Story” part of this website. I am currently a waitress at
a charming Italian restaurant 5 nights a week, and raise 3
young men during the day.

I am 5 and a half years clean
from opiates and opioids, diagnosed with major depressive
disorder, anxiety, and PTSD. I feel like in our society we
can’t end the stigma related to mental health and recovery.
In the meantime, lets TALK ABOUT IT! HEAL with me,
LEARN with me, and EMBRACE this journey with me.
Your trauma is not your trauma anymore. It’s OUR trauma
so lets heal and discover ourselves TOGETHER.