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Depression: Hello Darkness My Old Friend

I get trapped in this dark place where there’s nothing to do but sleep or cry until my head pounds. On those days, just getting out of bed is a triumph that I need to acknowledge.
Magazine: Suicide — Giving Life Another Chance

You may have already planned to end your life or even tried to. All you can think about is how hopeless your life is, how you can’t go on living like this. Here is why you need to give life another try.
Magazine: Restore Your Self-Esteem

People can influence how we see ourselves. How much should others’ opinions matter? What happens when they begin to matter too much?
Magazine: Coping with Loneliness at Christmas

Christmas is not alway merry and bright. How can you get through the season when you're dying inside?
Magazine: The Not-So-Hidden Effects Long After an Abortion

The residual effects of abortion can appear months, even years later.
Magazine: Overcoming Seasonal Depression

Seasonal depression can be triggered by many things, including traumatic events. But you don’t have to let it take over your life.
Magazine: PTSD: A Spouse's Journey

PTSD affects not only the person suffering from it, but the family as well.
Magazine: Life After Divorce

Divorce is anything but easy, and it often is not what we would have chosen, but you can rebuild your life into something wonderful.
Suicidal Child: Every Mother's Nightmare

I felt like a failure as a mother. How could I have let my son become so depressed that he wanted to take his own life?
Postpartum OCD: What I Didn't Expect When I Was Expecting

I lived in fear of myself, and when I looked at my son, I thought it was sad and strange that I had to include myself in the list of people he needed to be protected from.
Magazine: What Happens to the Soul after Suicide?

Perhaps you grew up hearing that people who commit suicide go to hell. Maybe you've lost someone to suicide and are wondering where they are now. Doctor Hoy discusses what we can know with a good measure of certainty.
Magazine: I Can't Be Happy No Matter What I Do

Sometimes, the things that used to make you happy don't give you joy anymore. What should you do when that is the case?
Magazine: I Don't Feel Anything for my Husband

Feelings are not the best foundation for marriage. However, feelings, or the lack of them, can affect your marriage. You need to address them together.
Magazine: Dealing with an Angry Teen

What do you do when your child who was once so nice and loving turns into an angry person?
Magazine: Preparing for Menopause

It happens to every woman, and for every woman it stirs up different things. It is good to prepare for the inevitable.
Amputation: A Long, Difficult Road

When I lost my leg, my whole world was turned upside down. This is my story…
Sexless Marriage: Distance Made His Heart Grow Colder

The few times we were intimate it was mechanical and void of emotion on his part. Then it stopped all together. In a bizarre way, his distancing made facing his death a lot easier. He inadvertently prepared me for widowhood.
Toxic Workplace: My Job Made Me Sick

The constant stress and ridicule by a manager, who didn't want me to look better than her, made me physically ill.
Magazine: Understanding Cutting

My daughter cut herself for the first time when she was 12 years old. At the time I knew absolutely nothing about “self-harm.” It’s important to understand cutting – what it is, who does it, why people do it, and how to get help for you or a friend to stop hurting inside and out.
Magazine: What happens as women enter menopause?

They call it the change, but few women are prepared for how much change there is in their bodies and emotions. Neither is their family. But there is hope.
Suicidal Thoughts: I Can't Live (Like This) Anymore

I felt totally alone and completely misunderstood. I thought the only way to numb the pain was to kill myself.
Unplanned Pregnancy: Knocked Down

The day I saw those two lines indicating a positive result on my pregnancy test, my whole world completely turned upside down.
Magazine: Ten Tips To Getting Through Menopause

No one likes to discuss the “M” word. But all women go through it. Here are some ways to make it more tolerable. Not that it’ll ever be “no sweat.”
Magazine: Coping With Stress: Build Emotional Resiliency

There is a difference between experiencing stress and being stressed out. One can be a positive motivator, the other can stop you dead in your tracks.
Magazine: 4 Things to Remember as a Sleep-Deprived New Mom

It's totally normal to feel overwhelmed and exhausted in the weeks and months after giving birth. Here are four things to keep in mind.
Magazine: 10 Things I Learned from my Daughter’s Suicide

Here are 10 lessons I gained from reflecting on the past 10 years. I hope to help people struggling with mental illness, grief, depression, or any one of a multitude of losses.
Magazine: Addicted to Screen Time? Try the Digital Diet

If you think your screen time isn't affecting you or others, think again!
Magazine: 4 Ways to Avoid Heartbreak

Suffering from a broken heart? Here are some common mistakes people make that add further insult to injury.
Magazine: Mental Illness Does Not Mean Mental Weakness

It’s time to educate ourselves about how chemical imbalances in the brain affect mental health.
Magazine: What is Physical Abuse?

It’s real. It hurts. It does untold damage.
Anxiety: My Mind is a Scary Place

In my imagination, I’ve been diagnosed, incarcerated, fired, divorced, and buried. My mind is a scary place to be sometimes.
Burnout: Too Much Of A Good Thing

I know that taking care of myself – body, mind, soul and spirit - needs to be my first priority. I’m still on a journey to find balance in life.
Chronic Pain: When Everything Hurts

I never know when it will hit me, nor why. Some days, I can do everything I have planned. I can even enjoy biking, hiking, or snowshoeing. But then, it hits me yet again.
Gambling: All Bets Are Off

My life spun out of control. I lost two homes and nearly lost my marriage because of my addiction.

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