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 knew I was going to be sleep…
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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. It rips to shreds the hearts of those…
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Please Don’t Forget About Those With Mental Illness After the Headlines Fade
There has been a lot of news coverage about us lately. Everyone is talking about us. Everyone is putting us at the forefront of their programs and…
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I Told My Teenager About My Mental Illness; His Response Shocked Me
When children are born, they love their mother unconditionally. As they grow, she is the one who makes them feel safe, loved, and secure. In their…
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My Husband Has Three Wives
I have anxiety and, because of it, my husband has three wives—and they’re all me. This is not a joke nor a play on words. Mental illness and…
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Depression Doesn’t Care
“He came from such a good family.” “She was so talented and pretty.” “His family had money. They had a nice…
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Parenting With Mental Illness
When I was a young mom with two kids I felt completely overwhelmed all the time. Not the normal, exhausted and frazzled kind of overwhelmed. The…
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Mental Illness Is Not A Spooky Halloween Attraction
I’m the first one to say that society has become too sensitive. But something is bothering me, and it’s the fact that we are living in 2016 and…
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Before You Lose Hope, Read This
You don’t know me, so what I have to say might not be important to you right now. But if you will take just one moment and read my words, it could…
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My Sister’s Keeper – When Mental Illness Kidnaps Your Sister
It all started when we were young girls. We are sisters in a tight knit family. Back then our family chalked it up to just being spoiled.…
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