Sarah Griffith Lund

The Hurricane Within

For people with mental health challenges, living in the path of a major hurricane can create an equally devastating hurricane within. Anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder already elevate ones vulnerability in times of stress. Then add an oncoming category five or four hurricane to the mix and imagine tripling the feelings ofContinue reading “The Hurricane Within “

Breaking the Silence about Kids and Mental Illness

Just today I gently reminded my young son that one of the most important jobs I have is to help him grow. That is why, I explain, as parents we pay attention to caring for his whole body as he grows, including his brain and his mental health. There’s a lot of talk about helpingContinue reading “Breaking the Silence about Kids and Mental Illness “

For the Love of Brains

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and May 4 is declared by the White House as National Mental Health Awareness Day. Let’s just come out and say it: brains. I have a seven year old son and so it’s hard for me to say this word without hearing the zombie character from the 2012 filmContinue reading “For the Love of Brains”