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As a white woman, my culture is slowly moving towards an acceptance of mental health and an understanding of mental illness while persons – particularly ...

How would you rate your ability to focus right now? More importantly, how are you feeling? After bathing in anxiety for a few years, are ...

When someone says, “you’re so brave” (as they do all the time) all I hear is that to them, my life is pitiful, and I ...

Stigma leads me to write this under a pseudonym. Why? Because my child is kind, caring, generous and resilient, among many other great qualities.

I was born with hydrocephalus and spastic cerebral palsy, permanent neurological disabilities that affect information processing speed, coordination, speech, balance, and walking ability. I have ...

It’s a new year. We are celebrating our stories, and our lived and living experience by showcasing our most engaging posts of 2022.

Working as a registered nurse in geriatric nursing care for nearly 40 years, I’ve been implementing different strategies into my practice. Among my top priorities ...

Years ago, when my depression was quite bad, I had wished for simplicity in some of my weekly errands that would allow me the least ...

Even  children  can  struggle with mental health challenges.  But how do you explain mental health to children in an age-appropriate way?  It’s got to be ...