By Sarah Jeanne Browne | Twitter: @sarahjbrowne I have moved mountains in mental health, overcoming the worst of bipolar disorder 1 with psychotic features, most of which peaked within the last two years of my late twenties. I was alone and afraid during those times, yet not alone and not afraid at the same time. […]
Sixty Days
by on June 20, 2018 10 Comments
By: Erin Thomas | Twitter: @erinthomas_123 Sixty days. Last Thursday marked sixty long, hard-won days free of the Beast. Hi, my name’s Erin and I’m a recovering addict. When I was twenty-six years old, I had been working with abandoned children and infants in the beautiful country of Romania. Upon my return, I experienced a […]
Mental Illness and My Elephant of Shame
by on May 27, 2018 11 Comments
By Nichole Woo It’s risky, acknowledging an elephant in your psychiatrist’s office. So I looked the other way, pretending to ignore her toxic blend of humiliation and shame. I distracted myself with lies, instead: “I don’t belong here with THAT! This is for people who can’t do life, not me. The baby’s colicky. That’s why […]
When Persistence Doesn’t Pay
by on April 11, 2018 10 Comments
By Tiffany Baker | Twitter: @revtiffanybaker I learned persistence from my mother. Like some children learn to fold a fitted sheet or bake a perfectly flaky pie crust, I learned how to put my head down and persist. My third-grade vernacular included the words “effective effort” and, before every spelling test or group presentation, my mother would […]
Pssst … #MeToo
by on February 25, 2018 8 Comments
[TRIGGER WARNING: Mention of sexual abuse.] “Psssst … me too,” I whispered to myself as I witnessed all the bravery that flooded the nation with the Me Too Movement. “What?! Say it a little louder.” I felt as if they all beckoned with open arms. With a louder whisper I said, “Me toooo.” This time, […]
