I learned over the past few years that necessity really is the mother of invention. Diagnosed with anorexia and psychosis, I endured two eight-week hospitalizations and almost six months at a residential treatment center. None of these places did an adequate job...
Sometimes things just start feeling normal and you finally start getting back on your feet. But then a rough patch, a bad day, or a major road block knocks you down and you feel like you’re back at square one. This recently happened to me. One day I was feeling fine...
One day it might be you. It’s 1 in 4 of us that struggle with mental illness. Unfortunately we live in a world where if you break a bone everyone comes to sign your cast but if you tell people you’re depressed they run the other way. We are accepting of...
Suicide is an epidemic in our nation’s youth. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for adolescents ages 10-34(1). Substance abuse is one of the top risk factors for suicide. I am the founder of Addiction Hope, an online community dedicated to providing...
