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Here’s What People Get Wrong About Depression
"In honor of National Depression Awareness Month, I encourage you to have a conversation with your loved ones about depression. Do your best to be a support system for those who need it, and let them know you’re there." -
How Being Hospitalized Changed My Perception of Mental Illness
"If those kids I met weren’t 'crazy,' then neither was I. It felt like a veil had been lifted from my eyes, and I saw everything differently." -
How Labels Impacted My Mental Health
"Trauma from my past and present combined with the heavy weight I bore from the labels I carried were like gasoline, and all it took was a spark to set my life ablaze." -
How TV Shows Make Me Feel Less Alone
"When my depression hits, my body feels restricted, as though a weight I cannot see has made a home on my chest. The only thing I latch onto is knowing I’ve come out of it before. I think we all need that one thread to help pull us through." -
Millennials and Mental Health
Millennials are more likely to talk about mental health than their parents or grandparents. And as more young people speak out, the stigma surrounding mental illness is beginning to lessen. -
5 New Year’s Resolutions for Depression
When you live with depression, it's hard to feel hopeful that a new year will be better. However, you can feel better. Here are a few resolutions to get started. -
5 Things You Can Do to Help Your Child with Depression
We keep hearing that depression rates are rising, especially among youth and adolescents. If you are worried your child may be going through depression, here are a few steps to take. -
You Don’t Look Like You Have Depression
Mental illness affects all ages, races and backgrounds. There is no way to tell if a person has depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia simply by looking at them. There is no face of mental illness.
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How My Depression Made Me A Better State Representative
"To my pleasant surprise, telling my story was an amazing benefit for my career. It became an issue that my constituents knew I could speak about with the credibility of someone with lived experience." -
Please, Don’t React; Respond
Learn the common reactions that can be harmful to someone experiencing a mental health problem and the responses to use instead.