When I emailed with Sarah, she told me that she had pushed aside her anxiety out of how I might sound to someone else. She's not the only one. There are so many people that have experienced various traumas, almost all of which are out their control, but yet they take on shame. We are… Continue reading It’s Your Turn Series: Post 8 “I Am Not What Happened To Me, I Am What I Choose To Become.”
Category: It’s Your Turn
It’s Your Turn Series: Post 7 “It Really Came Out During My College Years”
Many of us have a hard time pinpointing the moment we realized we weren't feeling like ourselves. We struggle to determine the time in our lives when depression or anxiety started. I think we have an idea, but I think some of us dismiss our own behavior as typical. Below is Meredith's story. She even… Continue reading It’s Your Turn Series: Post 7 “It Really Came Out During My College Years”
It’s Your Turn Series: Post 6 “I Never Would Have Imagined That This Would Change My Life So Much”
I've received some stories where the writer has asked to be anonymous. Writing is an outlet for me and I think some of you have found it to be helpful as you've sent me your stories. Some of you have pointed out that knowing someone on the other end is reading it, even though it's… Continue reading It’s Your Turn Series: Post 6 “I Never Would Have Imagined That This Would Change My Life So Much”
It’s Your Turn Series: Post 5 “I’ll Be There Someday…”
When I was a kid, I used to look at the world with large open eyes. Before things were bad and even when they were bad, I never thought to myself "what's the next bad thing that will happen to me"?" Even when things are bad now, I think there's someone out there who has… Continue reading It’s Your Turn Series: Post 5 “I’ll Be There Someday…”
It’s Your Turn Series: Post 4 “It’s Not About Me – But It’s A Journey That I Am On With Him”
Mental health doesn't just impact the person who has the illness or disorder, whatever you want to call it. I know some words aren't as PC as others, but really, with name changes over the years - I feel like I can't keep up. Kristen is a mom and her story isn't about her own… Continue reading It’s Your Turn Series: Post 4 “It’s Not About Me – But It’s A Journey That I Am On With Him”
It’s Your Turn Series: Post 3 “I Want My Daughter To See Her Mom As Someone Who Is Strong On the Inside and Out”
Being a mom isn't easy, from what I hear. I'm not a mom and I don't have plans to be one. That doesn't mean that I don't respect the women who choose or may not choose to be one. I think there are many great moms out there. People acknowledge that moms do a lot… Continue reading It’s Your Turn Series: Post 3 “I Want My Daughter To See Her Mom As Someone Who Is Strong On the Inside and Out”
It’s Your Turn Series: Post 2 “I Am Not My Anxiety”
This is Elena. She is 28. Her story is below. There isn't a single day where I remember feeling "worried" for the first time. In fact, when I think back to my days in middle school, I thought I was relatively normal. I had a lot of friends, was in the drama club, was captain… Continue reading It’s Your Turn Series: Post 2 “I Am Not My Anxiety”
It’s Your Turn Series: Post 1 “Learning to be Loved”
I asked you to reach back to me with your own stories of how mental health impacts you in your daily life. Some of you have told me about childhood abuse, self mutilation as a way to cope, Post-Pardum Depression and body dysmorphia. There are so many more stories and just like some of you… Continue reading It’s Your Turn Series: Post 1 “Learning to be Loved”