I Don’t Thank My Bipolar for Anything
I don’t thank my bipolar. For anything. Not a single thing.
More Than a Diagnosis
I am more than a diagnosis, and I don’t have to pick between labels.
Kitchen Sink
Maybe you’re like me, wondering if the temptation to harm yourself will ever go away. If I’m being honest, I really wish it would.
Depression Steals More Than Just Joy
That’s what I feel like when I’m in the depths of depression — that everything I do is meaningless — that all I am doing is passing time, waiting for it all to be over.
When You Feel Like a Fraud in Recovery
I spend much of my day supporting people in their lowest moments. I try to convey that they are worthy, that they deserve support and help, and how important it is that they take care of themselves.
NFL Player R.K. Russell Tackles Mental Health Through Poetry
The NFL was knocking on the door, and I was becoming the patriarch of my family. I didn’t have time to deal with all the baggage I was carrying on my shoulders. Instead, I shoved my emotions down and repressed how I was feeling because that’s what men did, right?
We’ll Always Be Us
I never felt anger over her decision. From my own diagnosis of PTSD, I knew that much of what she did wasn’t her fault or entirely in her control.
Black and White 2.0
As we welcome and observe this year's Mental Health Month, we want to build on the foundation we set last year by offering you four more core beliefs that we feel and believe wholeheartedly apply to you. To us, these statements are Black and White.
Something Worth Fighting For
No matter how ephemeral those good moments are, they’re what I live for.
Sobriety Isn’t a Secret
I didn’t realize how many people were in my corner until I actually let them into my corner.
Forward
I reached five years of being self-harm free this past October. It was a milestone that often seemed impossible to achieve.
I Want to Live
It was a matter of telling myself, “I want to live,” even when all I wanted to do was die.
