A Shattered Dream: One Lost Soul (Part 1)
This is the first of a two-part blog series about overcoming adversity and adjusting your dreams. Imagine looking down a dark hole everyday for the rest of your life and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. How does one land there? I grew up the middle child of 3 boys! While […]
Fatherhood Isn’t a Side Hustle
This is the second of a two-part blog series examining the effects of perinatal health and its impact on women’s and men’s mental health. Twelve weeks of paid paternity leave. That’s what one new dad’s company offered. But when he asked to take it, his boss shot back: “But your wife’s got it covered, right?” […]
Maternal Mental Health: It’s More than Depression
This is the first of a two-part blog series examining the effects of perinatal health and its impact on women’s and men’s mental health. What Is Maternal Mental Health? Maternal mental health is the emotional, social, and mental well-being of a mother during or after pregnancy, and it has an impact on the entire family […]
The Cost of Predicted Stigma
This is the third in a series of blogs examining the stigma surrounding mental health clinicians who live with the same conditions they treat. A variety of viewpoints and experiences will be presented. Sometimes, anticipating the stigma surrounding an identity or condition can be as bad as actually experiencing it. Predicted stigma comes with real costs […]
Thoughts From a Wounded Healer
This is the second in a series of blogs examining the stigma surrounding mental health clinicians who live with the same conditions they treat. A variety of viewpoints and experiences will be presented. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and community-based therapist who lives with ADHD, complex trauma, and depression. After I was […]
