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: suicide
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?
Survival Is Not a Small Thing
To keep letting each new day greet you even when you feel like you have nothing to offer it is not insignificant.
Anything But Selfish
I sincerely believed that my living, NOT my dying, was the selfish act.
What About Today?
Today had become the most unfamiliar of days for me.
Suicide is Hard to Talk About
Suicidal thoughts are insidious. They penetrate and infect you to the core.
My Middle Name
Hope. It’s a concept I’ve long rejected. I’ve seen it as only a setup for disappointment, only wishful thinking.
The Aftermath of Choosing to Stay
No one told me that I could simultaneously feel guilty for wanting to take my own life yet grateful that I didn’t.
A Letter to the Therapist Who Didn’t Believe Me
When you said those words, I shattered into a million pieces.
A Patient Gardener
This was not the end of my story, it was only a brief interlude.
Smashing Stigmas: From The Perspective of a Partner
