My Reasons to Keep Living When It Hurts to Live
When I wake up each morning, I am reminded of the chronic illness I face.
Topic: depression
Depression Among the Timberline
If I don’t present this way then I’m not depressed. If I don’t do this thing then I’m not anxious. If I don’t try to kill myself then am I really even sick at all?
Sad Songs Make Me Less Sad
Within art, there is a safe space where it is OK not to be OK.
Bad Days Make The Best Days (Notes From An Ex-Pessimist)
If only we knew that the hardest days have the most potential to be healing ones.
We Can’t Predict the Future, But We Do Have Hope
For those in search of a crystal ball, the bad news is you can’t predict your future.
What Is a “Strong Friend”?
There’s this phrase I keep seeing when a tragic and usually surprising suicide makes the news.
We Need Each Other: What I Learned in the Hospital
Without connection, our souls whither. We long to be known.
The Anticipation of Something Beautiful
You don’t deserve to be alone, and you don’t deserve to feel the pain of isolation.
You’ll Never Walk Alone
Our walks together are more than moments of movement. They’re reminders that I’m alive.
“You just have to change your mindset.”
We can’t control how we feel sometimes.
More Than a Teacher
Some of us are reaching or have reached the point of burnout.
My Depression Survival Guide
The things that helped me survive.
