Mental Illness – Page 29 – Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund

Penguins on Prozac

Maybe you heard the same news this morning on public radio that I did while driving to work: a rookery of our petite tuxedoed friends are on Prozac. It turns out that some of us in the animal kingdom need a little help to keep those feet happy. The thing is, I bet you aContinue reading “Penguins on Prozac”

Saint Prozac

I found an altar at the Albuquerque airport. It might be blasphemy to call a merchandise display at a gift store an altar, but what it contained was holy to me. There, hiding (out of shame?) among all the saints on a string was Saint Dymphna. The icon description on the back says, “Saint Dymphna:Continue reading “Saint Prozac”

THE mentally ill

I know nice guys named Ned and Brad, so forgive me if this idea stinks. But I’ve been wondering about using household names like NeD (Neurological Disease) or BraD (Brain Disease) instead of the loaded and long name Mental Illness. Thanks to my friend Brad Lyons who shared with me this article that challenges allContinue reading “THE mentally ill”