By Bailey Koch 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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Mental Health
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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By Sally Shepherd 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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By Tierney Cashman 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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By Tanya Teichroeb 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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By Michaela Gasseling 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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By Her View From Home 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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By Binky Bell 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…
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By Jodie Utter 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…
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By Brynn Burger 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…
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By Esther Vandersluis 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…
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