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My Faith Saved Me
"I believe that God wants you to trust him and have faith, but to also use the resources that are available to you to get help." -
Q&A with NIMH Director Dr. Josh Gordon
NAMI asks NIMH director, Dr. Josh Gordon, about the future of mental illness research. -
Getting My Son the Help He Needed
"He was in tears telling me that he felt hopeless and had no will to live. It broke my heart because I know that feeling very well, as I have bipolar disorder." -
Register for SMI Adviser’s Webinar on Antidepressant Treatment
Register for SMI Adviser’s free webinar: “Long-Term Antidepressant Treatment: Let’s Look at the Evidence” on Thursday, March 26, 2020, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET -
Learning to Take Care of Myself
One of the biggest challenges of being a caregiver is prioritizing and taking care of your own needs. Here is how Izzy learned how to redifine his role as a caregiver allowing him more time and space for his own health and well-being. -
Using Humor as a Coping Tool
"If used in the right way, humor is a way to take depression down a notch, a way to tell the truth and a way to cope." -
How Hiking Helps My Depression
"The important thing is to gently push yourself to do something you’d enjoy. You can overcome depression." -
Beyond the Baby Blues: Depression During and After Pregnancy
Many of us have heard the term “baby blues,” when a mother feels tired, worried or down for a few days after having a baby. But when a new mother has significant symptoms for weeks during or after the pregnancy, it may be postpartum depression. -
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Even If You Are a Professional
"I knew I was not well. But I was conflicted. The stigma with mental health treatment is a real thing for someone who works in the mental health field." -
Don’t Invalidate My Depression
"I repeatedly told the doctor of my struggles that continuously grew worse with each visit, but she blamed everything on my “deficiencies” and told me to come back in a month after buying $150+ worth of vitamins."