Eating Disorders Are Not Gender Specific
The one thing I had never heard about being a guy with an eating disorder is that you can be a guy with an eating disorder.
Mental Health in the Tech Industry
Mostly Human took a (fittingly) humanizing approach to portraying the struggles of mental health by highlighting just a few of the incredibly impressive people who have experienced it first-hand — depicting it not as a choice but as a condition.
An Honest Letter on the Inspiration to Keep Living
Don’t punish yourself for having depression despite all you may or may not have in your life. Don’t require a justification from yourself for something you can’t control.
Finding Relief in Strength Training
Since life is full of heavy burdens, strength training has become a metaphor for the way I approach my problems.
Why I Want You to Move for Something That Matters
I am devoted to my spiritual, physical, and emotional health and development. And yet…I almost gave it all up. I once silenced these convictions that drive me to action because I couldn’t bear the heaviness of everything I felt.
My Rededication to Running
I’ve stared at blank pages and screens for days. I’ve felt immobile and muted. I knew that if I wanted to write honestly I would have to get back to training. I had hopes that, by running, my lungs would gain the strength to carry my voice still muffled by that depression.
National Alcohol Screening Day: Take Your Free Screening
"National Alcohol Screening Day was started to help individuals assess their drinking and substance use patterns and get connected to resources for treatment and recovery."
Heavy and Light 2017 Live Stream
An evening of songs, conversation, and hope, featuring Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, The Rocket Summer (acoustic), Propaganda (spoken word) and Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow.
What Yoga Taught Me About Appreciating Where I Am Today
Despite the overwhelming anxiety I felt being in that space and trying something new for myself, I felt good, even empowered, when I headed home.
Learning My Limits
The corkscrew, the bottle opener, the twist cap all became a shield. Alcohol began to create a diversion from my depression.
I Was a Mother and a Business Owner With a Drinking Problem
I didn’t seem like an archetypal drunk. I was in my forties, a mother of three who was running her own business.
What Depression Is Like
Depression is like turning a corner and finding an abyss. It’s like realizing the path you were following has completely vanished.
