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Mental Health
July 14, 2018
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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…

Faith, Grief, Mental Health, Suicide
July 12, 2018
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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…

Kids, Mental Health
July 11, 2018
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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…

Mental Health
July 9, 2018
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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…

Kids, Mental Health
July 4, 2018
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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…

Mental Health
June 27, 2018
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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…

Mental Health, Motherhood, Relationships
June 16, 2018
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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…

Journal, Mental Health
June 13, 2018
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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…

Mental Health
June 7, 2018
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I’m a Mom Battling Depression, and My Self-Care Looks Like a Little White Pill

Self-care is the modern mom's mantra. It's the buzz word in parenting groups. We slap a hashtag on it and…

Journal, Mental Health, Suicide
June 5, 2018
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Kate Spade’s Tragic Death Could Have Been My Own

When it seems like someone has it all, seems is the word to key in on. Famed handbag designer, Kate…

Mental Health
May 25, 2018
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Dear Anxiety, You’re Robbing My Kids of Their Mama

I remember spending countless family dinners gathered around my grandma's kitchen table with cousins, aunts and uncles, and my grandma…

Mental Health, Motherhood
May 21, 2018
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My Hurting Heart Was Masked By Motherhood

I was trying to escape motherhood and I didn't realize it. I was in a dark place and I didn't…

Mental Health

We Stopped Trying to Control My Husband’s Depression and Did This Instead

I Held a Funeral For My Husband. Now, He Brings Me Flowers.

What is Mindfulness, and Why Do Your Kids Need It? A Clinical Psychologist Explains.

I Resisted Seeing a Therapist When It Was Actually Just What I Needed

How a Simple Set of Numbers Is Helping Our Child With Depression and Anxiety

I Am the Face of Postpartum Anxiety

I Don’t Want Sex, but I Still Want Intimacy

What You Need to Know About My Social Anxiety

I’m a Mom Battling Depression, and My Self-Care Looks Like a Little White Pill

Kate Spade’s Tragic Death Could Have Been My Own

Dear Anxiety, You’re Robbing My Kids of Their Mama

My Hurting Heart Was Masked By Motherhood

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