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A Veteran’s Mental Health Mission: Helping Men Heal and Find Community
A Veteran’s Mental Health Mission: Helping Men Heal and Find Community Joel Ojida joined the Marine Corp at 19 years old, searching for a sense of stability after a difficult childhood. While serving his country, Joel experienced a traumatic brain injury and subsequent military trauma. He lost his sense of identity and was diagnosed with […] -
How EMDR Healed My Trauma
It is through my own experience with loud sound as the most healing salve I have ever known that I recognize how deeply many of us want to feel better. -
Finding Treatment and Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Depression
The important thing is to ask for help and muster up the strength to follow through. -
The Reality of “High Functioning” Depression
I seemingly had my life “in order,” but in reality, I was barely hanging on. -
Building Connections: How Relationships and Time with Peers Can Improve Mental Health
One factor we can control is the quality and quantity of our children's connection to peers. -
Power of Connection: Co-facilitating a NAMI Support Group
I needed a sense of belonging with people with shared lived experiences. -
Developing Strategies and Finding Community: My Experience in Support Groups
Hearing one another’s stories, weighing different approaches, being reminded of self-care and comic relief — all of that is heartening. -
The Blizzard of Depression and the Importance of Compassion
When you have depression, it's like it snows every day.
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His Story Continues
My brother’s story is forever a part of my story, to be shared through me. -
7 Lessons I Learned as a Survivor of a Friend’s Suicide
By continuing to learn from my friend's death, I can honor his memory and make a positive impact in the world.