I’m Grieving the Mother I Deserved While Loving the One I Was Given
My mother is bipolar. Not as a punchline to a joke, but genuinely, medically diagnosed as bipolar. She has been…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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My Husband Battles Mental Illness Every Day and I Choose to Fight With Him
I've had a lot of people say to me, "I can't believe you stayed." Of course this was in reference…
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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…
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Maybe We’re Living in the Age of Anxiety
For the longest time, I didn’t know what anxiety was. I thought everyone felt this way. I assumed everyone overthought…
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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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Divorce is Not God’s Plan A
Divorce is not God’s Plan A. How can it be? It violently tears apart two people God himself knit together.…
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