Teen Anxiety and Depression Live Here With Us
Anxiety and depression are quarantined with me. They’ve lived in my home for several years. But now. This pandemic. This virus. This new world of…
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Depression Changed How My Mom Loved Us
I grew up one of four kids in a middle-class family. I shared a room with my two sisters and sometimes wore hand-me-downs but never went without.…
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I am 1 in 5
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. 1 in 5. The number of people who will be affected by mental illness in any given year. This person is sitting…
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Sometimes the Ones Who Seem the Happiest Are Hurting the Most
Author’s note: this is a very personal blog that I wasn’t sure I would ever publish. I thought that if I ever did, it would need to be…
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The Truth is I Don’t Feel Strong
“You’re so strong.” I hear this so often from people, and I think the same thing every time, “If they only knew…” If they only knew, I…
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Why Doesn’t God Heal My Depression?
When I first experienced depression, I didn’t understand what was going on. I knew I was sad, but I didn’t know why. I was pregnant with…
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Mental Illness Doesn’t Care—But I Do
My mental illness doesn’t care that I have things to get done today. Dishes that need to be washed. Clothes that need to be folded. Rooms that…
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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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