I can’t believe that it was 10 months ago that I packed up all my belongings and shoved them into the back of my Mitsubishi. We left Delaware in the middle of the night, bound for sunny skies and palm trees. We didn’t know what the future held, but there...
So often people go through their entire lives searching for happiness. It’s funny because happiness is so totally abstract. It’s like a Salvador Dali seen for the first time by a middle school student in art class. Happiness is like a symphony heard for...
I’m going to tell you something and it might sound harsh. But you want the truth, don’t you? Stop making excuses. You know what I mean. We all make excuses: Excuses for our behavior. Excuses for our stagnation. Excuses for our addictions. Excuses for our...
Depression is not a furry blue blanket. It’s not a cute cartoon or a lady with an adorable puppy running through a field of grass. Pharmaceutical companies have wrapped up the word “depression” into a pretty pink bow. Depression is big business....
I’ve been wandering in the woods for several months now. Every time I see a clearing, a place where I can see the sun, I am drawn back in. It all began with a diagnosis. And then another and then another and soon I began to wonder if these diseases defined me....