Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS POST DISCUSSES SUICIDE I didn’t truly understand the intensity of grief until I lost my husband, Eric. Head knowledge and…
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You Are the Reason I Cope With My Mental Illness
An open letter to the silent victims of my depression and anxiety: my kids and husband. I know my anxiety and depression is hard to live…
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Loving a Person With Mental Illness
Editor’s note: this post discusses suicide. Normal is a goal we always seemed to reach for. It was something we could stand on the tallest…
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I Do Not Choose To Have Anxiety
For years, I have seen a quote floating around social media. Shared over and over and over again. A post I have a really difficult time “liking”…
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Taking Medication For Depression and Anxiety is Not the Easy Way Out
Medication for a mood disorder is “taking the easy way out”. Those are actual words I have heard in reference to people taking medication to help…
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From One Mom With Postpartum Depression to Another
I could spot her a mile away. It was the first time I’d seen her out since after the baby. She was doing all the right things, smiling, nodding,…
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I Fought This Little White Pill
My nightmare-inducing, heart palpitating, fear enveloping anxiety has been at an all-time high since the birth of my newborn. The intrusive thoughts.…
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There is No Shame in Getting Help
I went to counseling today. One hour. Not because I’m sick. Not because I’m crazy. Not because I feel broken or empty. Not because my…
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To My Dad Gone Too Soon: I Miss You
Dear Dad, Man, I miss you. It seems like just yesterday I was getting dressed up in my frilly dress to go on one of our infamous daddy-daughter…
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I Fear Becoming Like My Own Mother
I have been afraid of my mother ever since I was a little girl. She wasn’t outright physically abusive, but she was verbally abusive with a…
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