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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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