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I ranted about this in a video a while back. Yes, the mental health conversation has made strides, especially during Covid, but people have and continue to say ignorant things, like “Don’t be anxious” to people with a clinical anxiety di

Simone Biles is human.
Not in a she-didn’t-score-a-perfect-10 during her gymnastics team finals performance way, as sports clichés go. She’s human because her body of work, example-setting, celebrity, and sexual abuse survival caught

If you have a mental illness, and your symptoms are kicking into overdrive, is it best to hide it from your kids or have an honest conversation with them? I’m going to share my non-clinical opinion.

Mental illness looms large when you’re trying to do your job, and if a coworker is open about their migraines and receives accommodations, then so can you. Here's how to talk to your employer about your mental health.

Whether you’re a newcomer to sustained anxiety (welcome to the club) or a veteran, there are many ways to manage it. Note that I’m not a behavioral care professional, and these tips are experiential. Hopefully you’ll find them valuable.

In the mental health vernacular, a popular expression that I don’t like is, “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”

Many organizations advocate for people with mental illness by saying stop the mental illness stigma. It’s a well-intentioned message, but I don’t agree with the choice of words because it’s defeating its purpose.

Have you ever wondered what Depression feels like? If you have it, you might have trouble articulating it, and if you don't, this video will serve as a helpful education.

People feel sheepish when they discuss their mental health. If people aren’t talking about it, if it’s taboo, then there can’t be normal discussion. Dialogue is how we normalize this. 

Hope is the counter punch to despair, and hope is only possible when there’s help, and the good news is that help is available. Below are resources to guide you.

If only we could will away our mental illnesses, right? Yeah, doesn’t work that way. One of my favorite topics is stupid shit people say about mental illness. Here are the top three greatest hits.

As a professional writer and content creator, who has a passion for mental health advocacy and awareness, I want to share some thoughts on why I decided “to go public” with my story in this short video.

Parents got the notification we'd been dreading but saw coming: Your children will be remote-learning full-time after Thanksgiving.

September 6 to the 12th, 2020 was National Suicide Prevention week. Raising awareness for this other pandemic that pre-dates COVID-19 cannot be overdone. 132 people in the U.S. died by suicide daily in 2018, and those numbers are rising...

Almost a year ago, I was talking with someone at a shiva of all places about Dad. She asked if I knew what I’d say in my eulogy, and I told her I did. She said, “Tell him now before he’s gone.” 

That’s Dori Mages, clinical therapist, and owner of North Shore Family Services, which provides counseling services for parents, teens, kids, couples, and adults. To no one’s surprise, behavioral health practitioners have had their hands full.

In all of the Rocky movies, there was not a single punch that the Italian Stallion could not take. I don’t count his first loss to Clubber Lang in Rocky III because, clearly, Mr. Balboa was distracted by the impending death of his beloved trainer...

While TMZ is still running headlines like, “Guess the Star Showing Off Her Sandy Beach Buns!” (which I will not link to), the rest of us are a little worried about that pandemic that’s been going around.