It’s About You: World Suicide Prevention Day
It’s arrived, it’s World Suicide Prevention Day, and I’m glad, I’m pleased. It’s a good thing that so many organizations are making a big deal out of this important topic. It matters. All of the...
View ArticleAt the Bottom of the Pill Bottle
Not sure how to write about this eloquently, I’m frustrated and ridden with anxiety. I feel really helpless, too. I’ve run out of a medication that I take regularly for anxiety. It is also something I...
View ArticlePTSD, The Military, and Then There’s Me
Image by Ilona Meagher via Flickr As we are approaching Veteran’s Day, and last night’s #mhsm Mental Health and Social Media Chat on Twitter was focused on PTSD and the military, my thoughts are...
View ArticleThe Face of Mental Illness
It’s me. It’s you. It’s your neighbor. Your mother, your brother, your best friend. It can be any of us and all of us. I sit here today feeling somehow less of a person because of my challenges....
View ArticlePsychosomatic No More
Tonight we had a great chat during the usual Tuesday night (#mhsm) Mental Health and Social Media chat on Twitter. I was happy to be moderating this evening and I chose to discuss the topic of...
View ArticleSquash Mental Health Stigma: Tell NBC
In an effort to save time I am going to refer you to a blog post I just wrote on WEGO Health called, “Mocking Mental Health Advocacy: Take Action Now” which presents you with an opportunity to support...
View ArticleTell Them What You Think About Mental Health Stigma
I wish I had this much passion for exercise (I’m working on that) but I definitely have passion for this topic. I feel very driven to work hard to share this message with you and, as a result of our...
View ArticleJust a Whisper
For the first time, not the first time ever, but for the first time in a very long time, I am afraid to write. I am scared to write about the topics I am most passionate about and scared to expose...
View ArticleSecrets Shared: World Mental Health Day 2012
It’s World Mental Health Day today and for me that means that not much is different except that I am extra inspired and energized to keep sharing and putting myself out there in an effort to help...
View ArticleDo Not Be Afraid
Share your story. Be real. Be authentic. Find your niche. I’ve been stuck in this abyss of wondering how to do all of this…for months and months and months. I used to bare it all for you and now I’m...
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