By Mary Ann Blair I’m an Imperfect Mother; What if That Makes Me Perfect For My Kids?
It happened on a completely normal morning about three months after my second son was born. As I laid him…
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By Michele Lovetri 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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By Katie Weber 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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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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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 Llacey Simmons I Was Only 8 the First Time I Tried To Kill Myself
The first time I tried to kill myself, I was eight years old. The incessant bullying everywhere I turned literally…
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By Michelle Riddell The Summer I Let My Mothering Anxieties Go
I almost missed my daughter’s first summer. I mean, I was with her—as in, at home together—but somehow in my…
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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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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 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 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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