New Orleans hadn’t changed; it was the same city it had been before my breakdown. It was I who had changed, perhaps unalterably. Read more
Coming Together, And Falling Apart, In New Orleans
Depression
The Enormity Of Tiny Gut Bacteria In Alleviating Depression And Aiding Well-Being
The enteric nervous system embedded in our gastrointestional tract is now recognized as a complex, integrative brain in its own right. Read more
I’m Still Here After 20 Years Of Suicidal Thoughts: How Did That Happen?
I tried to throw myself in front of a train on my 30th birthday. I spent an hour, two—time was gauzy—trying to get myself airborne. But a chain kept pulling me up short, the kind that allows backyard dogs just so close to the fence. At the time I thought it was God. Read more
I Can’t Remember The Day The Twin Towers Fell
Admission: I remember and feel very little about the events of 9/11. Read more
Depressed And Trying For A Baby
Getting pregnant wasn’t a race against time, it was a race against mind. Read more
Depressed And Trying For A Baby
Getting pregnant wasn’t a race against time, it was a race against mind. Read more
Why We Must Walk Away From Destructively Dependent Relationships
My instincts were screaming at me to move forward, but I was scared to leave. I was afraid of what he might do. Read more
The Magic Of My Mushrooms: A Depressive’s Journey To Microdosing
When it comes to health care in the U.S., you are diagnosed, placed in a box, and given the ‘right pills.’ But what if the pills don’t work? Read more
Why I’m Done Being A ‘Good’ Mentally Ill Person
Those who can’t ‘pass’ as reasonably sane are given less agency, respect, and dignity as they navigate psychiatric care. Read more
The Witchcraft Treatment for Mental Illness
When medicine fails, I turn to tarot. Read more