By Angela Anagnost-Repke Are We Putting Too Much Pressure On Young Athletes? Soccer Star’s Death Raises Important Questions
I’m going to start by saying I write this with trepidation. Katie Meyer, soccer superstar from Stanford, died by suicide…
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PTSD Claimed My First Responder Father and I’ll Never Stop Missing Him
As an adult, you come to the realization that your parents won’t live forever. You hope they will be around…
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By Calleen Petersen She Hid Her Pain, and it Cost Her Everything
Tess had it all. She married her high school sweetheart, had two boys she adored, a nice house, a nice…
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By Karen Szabo His Life Saves Mine
There was a time in my life when I didn’t think I’d see past the age of 18. Well, 24…
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By Krissie Lain Garland 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.…
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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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By Bailey Koch 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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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 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 Brea Schmidt “I Know How Hard She Fought.” Postpartum Depression Claimed Her Life—But Not Her Legacy
Editor's note: The following contains references to suicide. “It was without a doubt love at first sight.” It’s one of…
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By Kristen Gardiner This is What it Feels Like to Truly Love Your Children—But Feel Like You Want to Die At the Same Time
I laid on the bathroom floor, crying. My last pregnancy was one of the lowest points of my life. Logically,…
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By Carolyn Moore Parents Beware: That Disturbing “Momo Challenge” is Back—and This Time, it’s Targeting Kids on YouTube
It's back—and this time, Momo appears to be targeting an even younger audience. The "Momo challenge" is an internet suicide…
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