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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." -
What to Do If You Think a Coworker Is Depressed
If you suspect a coworker has depression, you have the opportunity to intervene and make a difference in their lives. Here are a few tips. -
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." -
A Letter to Those I Love
"All I ask of you is to understand. To know that I’m sorry for pushing you away, for not being the most engaged friend, for cancelling plans and acting differently. All I ask is that you understand, you support me and you love me." -
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." -
The Power of Emotion Education
Research has shown that burying emotions can lead to symptoms of mental illness. Learning how to safely process traumatic emotions is an important piece of reducing the growing trend of depression and suicide. -
Four Lessons From Four Years of Therapy
After going through four years of therapy, here are Laurie's tips for getting the most our of your mental health care. -
Treating the Whole Person
"We must break down the silos that separate physical and mental health, because everything is connected: Physical symptoms affect a person’s mental health, and a mental health diagnosis may increase the risk for physical health-related issues." -
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.