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Inspiration, Journal
September 2, 2016
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By Aimee Niebuhr

To the Woman Who Saved Me From Drowning

We were traipsing through the library; I led the way with my baby held tightly in the sling, my shoulder…

Health, Mental Health
August 29, 2016
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By Erin Stache

The Day I Threw Away My Antidepressants

**Editor's Note: Medications prescribed for mental health can have very different results. This article is in no way meant to…

Kids, Motherhood
August 11, 2016
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By Christina Nelson

How Having My Son Saved Me

Ever since I hit puberty, I have suffered from depression and social anxiety. My social anxiety was so bad I…

Death of a Parent, Grief, Suicide
July 14, 2016
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By Kim Reed

To The Grieving: We Will Smile Again

It’s almost midnight, and I can’t sleep. I have words in my head that need to get out of there…

Faith, Grief, Suicide
July 13, 2016
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By Marisa Ulrich

The Storm of Suicide

It was the year of Hurricane Katrina. Life was stormy without and within. May of that year saw me four…

I Should Have Asked For Help – My Struggle With Postpartum Depression

Grief, Kids, Motherhood
July 11, 2016
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By Katie Brady

I Should Have Asked For Help – My Struggle With Postpartum Depression

Most the time when I write, it's about parenting, life, or our life with a son who has cystic fibrosis.…

Keep Breathing – Even In Your Darkest Hours

Grief, Health, Mental Health
June 27, 2016
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By Sharon Kennedy

Keep Breathing – Even In Your Darkest Hours

At 69, I realize I’m a member of the walking dead. I move among others, smiling and stringing together clever…

Grief, Kids, Motherhood, Suicide
May 19, 2016
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By Casey Hitchcock

Red, White and Baby Blues

Recently, a mother, wife, daughter and neighbor took her life along with the lives of her two young children and…

Faith, Inspiration, Journal, Living
May 10, 2016
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By Bailey Koch

She Believed She Could, So She Did

I don't know who said it but I'm not sure it matters: "She believed she could, so she did." This…

I Am Living With Depression And I Have No Shame

Grief, Mental Health
May 3, 2016
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By Katie Weber

I Am Living With Depression And I Have No Shame

I am living with depression. Long term clinical depression, often labeled as a chemical imbalance in the brain. Throw a…

The Day I Planned to End it All: My Struggle With Postpartum OCD

Grief, Kids, Motherhood, Suicide
April 25, 2016
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By Amy Bellows

The Day I Planned to End it All: My Struggle With Postpartum OCD

My first child was born 3 weeks after my 23rd birthday. He was perfect and the joy I felt when…

I’m (not) fine. An Open Letter to Moms about Not Being Okay

Faith, Grief, Motherhood
April 13, 2016
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By Abbie Ginther

I’m (not) fine. An Open Letter to Moms about Not Being Okay

Lately my two-year-old, Emily has developed a paralyzing fear of monsters. We've prayed about it, we've talked about it and…

depression

To the Woman Who Saved Me From Drowning

The Day I Threw Away My Antidepressants

How Having My Son Saved Me

To The Grieving: We Will Smile Again

The Storm of Suicide

I Should Have Asked For Help – My Struggle With Postpartum Depression

Keep Breathing – Even In Your Darkest Hours

Red, White and Baby Blues

She Believed She Could, So She Did

I Am Living With Depression And I Have No Shame

The Day I Planned to End it All: My Struggle With Postpartum OCD

I’m (not) fine. An Open Letter to Moms about Not Being Okay

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