By Dani Sherman-Lazar Dear Anxious Child, I Will Fight For You
To my child with anxiety: I will always fight your monsters. The ones under your bed and the ones in…
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By Melissa Pack The Lies Survivor’s Guilt Tells After Losing a Loved One to Suicide
The night before my mother’s suicide, I was alone in my apartment having a particularly sad and dramatic pity party…
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By Lauren Bennett 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.…
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By Tierney Cashman 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…
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By Brea Schmidt To the Extra 17 Pounds: Thank You
It was a single picture of me that did it. I looked at it on my screen and saw "me"…
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By Amy Weatherly 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…
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By Lindsey Carson 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…
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By Her View From Home 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…
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By Whitney Reimer What I Want You to Understand About My Anxiety
I had a conversation with a friend this morning that really made me overthink. Let me first say, find yourself…
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By Jacey Rogel My Husband Asks Why I Cry So Many Nights, But I Just Can’t Tell Him the Truth
It’s beginning again, just like I remember. Tears come uninvited, streaming down my face. My voice rises; my patience with…
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By Shelby Skiles I Know What it Feels Like to Want to Die
Let me start this post by saying, I am not suicidal; I have never been suicidal. I do, however, know…
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By Yvette Mystakas My Son’s Love is Healing My Broken Parts
I knew motherhood was never going to be easy. I knew the newborn days were going to be exhausting. I…
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