No Longer Late on the Rent
I couldn’t name mental health. I couldn’t call my depression by its title when it came creeping up to scare me. Instead, I let it overstay its welcome.
Topic: stigma
The Observer of Thoughts
"While I can label the thought all I want with words like negative, dark, disappointing—when I boil it down to the basics, it’s just a thought."
We’re Doing a Disservice to Our Struggling Kids
What would happen if instead of telling “negative” or “difficult” kids that their outcries were disruptive and made people feel uncomfortable, we told them they have a right to feel all the complicated emotions and not just the pretty ones?
Forgiveness, Compassion, and Self-Injury
My shame will not survive.
Anything But Selfish
I sincerely believed that my living, NOT my dying, was the selfish act.
Sticky Stereotypes
When I got diagnosed I found it near impossible to look up to a “healthy” bipolar person because the media caters to clickbait moments...
Suicide is Hard to Talk About
Suicidal thoughts are insidious. They penetrate and infect you to the core.
Mental Health in the Military: A Conversation With a Veteran
A veteran's perspective on mental health and the military.
I’m Afraid of What It Is To Live
When you live with Borderline Personality Disorder, there is no shortage of literature out there describing us as “people you wish you could get away from"...
Smashing Stigmas: From The Perspective of a Partner
I Lie to My Therapist
I don’t have to pretend to have anything figured out or under control.
I Didn’t Mean to Stare: A Story About Trichotillomania
I know it’s rude to stare. I really didn’t mean to.
