By Katie Weber Silencing the Lies of Divorce
I am sitting here crying while I type this. I am hurting and I can't even pinpoint from what. Rejection.…
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Mental Health
By Jen Mearns I’m a College Educated, Middle Class Mother; Postpartum Anxiety Landed Me In a Psychiatric Hospital
Shame . . . is what I felt in the Emergency Room telling them I needed psychiatric help. Shame .…
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By Laurie Larsh Anxiety Makes Me Afraid to Fly
I'm talking heart racing, break out in sweat, can't breath, dissolve into tears, certain-of-death anxiety that begins days before even…
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By Alaina V. Fletcher Five Strategies I Use to Beat Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
My hands were shaking as I dialed the number to my doctor’s office. I held the phone to my ear…
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By Jessica McCaslin How To Handle “The Talk” With Pre-Teens, From a Mental Health Therapist
As a mental health therapist, I'm familiar with "the talk". I've had a lot of "talks" with children and teenagers…
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By Sarah Whitman Postpartum Psychosis Is No Joke: Why I Won’t Be Seeing the Movie “Tully”
Editor's note: contains movie spoilers I really wanted to see Tully. The first trailer I saw for the upcoming Charlize…
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By Emily Donehoo Your Loss Is Not Too Small to Grieve, and It’s Not Too Big to Overcome
There was a line. A second line. A faint line, but the test instructions said, “If a second…
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By Her View From Home I Told My Teenager About My Mental Illness; His Response Shocked Me
When children are born, they love their mother unconditionally. As they grow, she is the one who makes them feel…
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By Nadene van der Linden 7 Signs You’re Parenting Right According to a Clinical Psychologist
Parents often worry they are failing their kids. Modern parents hold themselves to higher standards as we guide our children…
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar Why I Wouldn’t Change My Imperfect Mom Body
I woke up to the soft cries of a hungry baby next to me with the pungent smell of…
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By Jelise Ballon Excuse the Tissues, But This Car is Where I Cry
Hello willing passenger, welcome to my car. My trusty Subaru Outback. Her name is Tawanda. She’s got heated seats, all-wheel…
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Loneliness Is Slowly Drowning Me
When I took off to college, I went from living with my family to a dorm roommate. From a dorm…
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