Just as you prepare your home, your car, and your closet for the winter season, it's a good time to evaluate your mental health and make a plan for the…
Category: Depression
General information on a mood disorder called depression.
Graduating from College Led Me to Therapy
After graduating from college, I lost a large portion of my sense of purpose and direction. I had worked for 22 years towards a degree and thought of little else…
How Domestic Violence Impacts Women’s Mental Health
Throughout America, many women find themselves in relationships with men that all of a sudden become verbally and physically abusive. They know that these relationships are not good for their…
Keep On Keeping On: The World Needs the Gift of You
The Before Living with suicidal ideation is extremely difficult. Being easily triggered is the worst part. Negative thoughts always find a way into my mind, no matter the circumstance. I…
When The Ant Goes Marching On
Why me? I find myself asking this question a lot lately, among many other questions. In this post, I will be discussing my recent struggles with not feeling good enough,…
Postpartum Depression: More Than Baby Blues?
When you’re a first-time mom, you are living in a world of brand-new experiences. Pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum phase will all bring expected as well as unexpected changes. It…
5 Ways to Seek Help for Dealing with Suicidal Thoughts
During this pandemic, the latest data show that the rate of people either committing suicide or experiencing thoughts of doing so has gone up in the U.S. According to the…
3 Hard Lessons I Learned About Mental Health in My Early 20s
The topics of self-care and being a “friend to yourself” were hitting a peak around the time I was leaving high school for college. One of my first-year mandatory seminars…
Finding My Mental Strength During COVID-19
Photo by Haley Powers on Unsplash Since the beginning of this COVID-19 pandemic, I've been working on finding my mental strength. It has felt like my world has halted. I've…
Mental Health Issues in the Family
When I was little, I thought my mother was eccentric - with the religion, the therapy, and the ongoing list of perceived physical ailments. She wasn't exactly like the other…