Crazy Climate Change

Does the increase of mental illness correlate to the increase of sea levels? Does the increased rates of floods and droughts have anything to do with the increased rates of depression and suicide? Does the depletion of forests and natural habitats have anything to do with the depletion of our collective mental health? As thousandsContinue reading “Crazy Climate Change”

The Pain Without a Name

We didn’t know. We never knew what to call it. We didn’t have a diagnosis then. If you had a mood disorder before the 21st century, it was understood and treated within limitations based on the research, knowledge and resources available at that time. What is more likely is that the brain disease wasn’t diagnosedContinue reading “The Pain Without a Name”

Breaking the Silence Takes a Village

We’ve heard the wisdom it takes a village to raise a child The same is true about breaking the silence about mental illness…it takes a village. Mental health awareness and advocacy is a people’s movement. It is the collective voices of our multiple villages uniting for better mental health. It takes a village speaking outContinue reading “Breaking the Silence Takes a Village”