Please Don’t Forget About Those With Mental Illness After the Headlines Fade
There has been a lot of news coverage about us lately. Everyone is talking about us. Everyone is putting us at the forefront of their programs and…
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Mental Health
Mommy Has Depression
My dearest children, I know you see me. I know that you see Mommy take her medication every morning. You don’t really know why but you know it…
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We Stopped Trying to Control My Husband’s Depression and Did This Instead
When the depression storm comes, it wants to be known. It doesn’t just cause a little wind and rain. Oh no. The storm builds and builds upon…
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I Held a Funeral For My Husband. Now, He Brings Me Flowers.
I held a funeral for my husband, but I was the only one there. It was 2012, and I watched as he walked past me in the kitchen. A shell of his former…
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What is Mindfulness, and Why Do Your Kids Need It? A Clinical Psychologist Explains.
As a clinical psychologist, I see a lot of kids (and adults for that matter) get “stuck”. Through experiences, the words of others, or just by…
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I Resisted Seeing a Therapist When It Was Actually Just What I Needed
He sat in the brown leather armchair, bronze buttons outlining the seams. He stared at me over his oversized glasses as I lied there on the…
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How a Simple Set of Numbers Is Helping Our Child With Depression and Anxiety
“Mom, I’m four.” I paused with the sandwich meat in my hand just long enough to give my 15-year-old daughter a puzzled look before I carried on…
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I Am the Face of Postpartum Anxiety
This is my real face. I am happy. I am probably—to some people—so annoyingly happy. I have everything I could ever want, pray or hope for. I have…
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I Don’t Want Sex, but I Still Want Intimacy
Dear Husband, I realized something had gone wrong when you went to kiss me and I instinctively pulled away. I could tell you were hurt and just…
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What You Need to Know About My Social Anxiety
“You’re going to be just fine,” my husband reassures me as he reaches across the center console and takes hold of my sweaty hand. I haven’t…
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