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A friend of mine told me the story of a woman she knew who lost her husband. This woman was so angry at God that she railed at Him...

For the last several months I’ve been battling severe depression, my thinking frequently distorted and self-focused. I’m fortunate to...

It’s been 9 days since my last ECT treatment. In a way, I’ve been traumatized. The pain of the IV’s, the medications, the headaches and...

I thought I was prepared for ECT. I had researched it. I thought I had a pretty good grasp of what was going to happen but the reality...

One of the reasons I write this blog is to share my experiences to battle stereotypes and stigmas regarding mental illness. My last post...

I’ve written before that my life motto and the theme for this blog is “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about...

When the pain of life gets too strong, what do you do? When you’re hurting or struggling, lonely or scared, how do you cope? Finding...

After pressure from doctors for years, I agreed to try an alternative treatment. The depression was overwhelming me and traditional...

I have struggled with mental illness my whole life. Sometimes it feels like I’m winning the battle, sometimes not so much. When I think...

I get up in the morning more tired than when I went to bed the night before. I go about my daily routine without thinking - the heaviness...

This is written for those in pain, discouraged, lonely and afraid. This is not a call to violence, it is a call to love yourself enough...

It is so hard when you’re depressed, it is so hard when you are discouraged, to get out of the “mud”. You get stuck in the pain you’re...

Last night I went to a “Longest Night” service at my church. Held on the longest night of the year, just a few days before Christmas -...

It’s that time of year again: time with family, shopping for gifts, parties, travel, food. Some of you read that sentence with a smile on...

When I look back on my life, I can see growth. I’ve changed in many ways, growing stronger, understanding myself better. That growth has...