“You deserve to be healthy. You deserve joy. You deserve a brain that doesn’t sucker punch you.”
‘I don’t know who needs to hear this, but take your freaking pill.’: Woman battling mental illness shares sweet reminder ‘you deserve to feel sunshine’
‘We drove to McDonalds at 8:30 p.m. She hadn’t eaten in 8 hours, nothing sounded good. Depression will do that.’: Mom shares heartache parenting daughter with depression mirroring her own
“I was grateful for the darkness on the drive home so she couldn’t see the tears streaming down my face. The radio loud so she couldn’t hear the sobs I was choking back.”
‘Some days all I can do is go through the motions like a marionette manipulated by my own demons.’: Woman urges others to be understanding of depression, anxiety
“Don’t give up on me. I know you’re there. Give me some time, and I’ll come back to you.”
‘How can I be an advocate one day and a sobbing mess the next? The ups and downs were exhausting.’: Mom of boys with rare degenerative disease says ‘it’s OK to not be OK all the time’
“It’s only through the hard days that I get stronger. It’s only after those long, painful sobs that my tears turn to courage. It’s only after I wallow in the valley of sorrow that I’m able to find the strength to climb back up that mountain and choose joy again.”
‘How can I just give your clothes away? Like they meant nothing. Shoving them into glossy black bags like garbage.’: Woman shares her journey with grief, ‘Maybe today, I’m not ready’
“Every morning, I wake up, glance at the box of your clothes next to my bed, and say to myself, ‘Today is the day.’ But I can’t.”
I Am Beyond Grateful For My Kids, But I Am Still Breaking
“I have a beautiful home. A working car. Clothes. Shelter. Food. I AM grateful. I’m so blessed. But on the flip side, I’m a single mom of 3, one with special needs, that works 3 jobs to keep this life floating. I’m tired. I’m broken. I’m breaking. I want to run my phone over. I want to run away. I need a break.”
‘We were in a state of shock, but Drew was all smiles with the doctor. ‘Momma, I will be alright.’: Mom open’s up about son’s journey with epilepsy
“We are constantly asking him ‘Are you okay?’ But in true Drew fashion, he’s all smiles, charming and polite. He amazes us to no end.”
‘The last thing I remember is my husband holding me, my face buried in his chest as they carried Sky out of our home forever.’: Mom shares faith, grief journey on son’s ‘angelversary’
“Losing him very well could have been the end of me, the end of Clint, the end of our marriage, my story as a mom, Clint’s story as a dad, my walk with God, my life. But instead of it being my limit, losing Sky became my view.”
Dear Mama: You Are Not Messing Things Up, Parenting Is Just Hard
“You have permission to make a ‘lazy’ dinner. You have permission to use screen time so you can get things done. You have permission to drink a cup of coffee at the kitchen table because you just can’t handle one more second of playing ‘pretend.'”
‘Today’s the day.’ I was so depressed, so consumed with sadness and rage, and felt like a burden to everyone.’: Mom overcomes depression, suicide attempt
“I never would have imagined I would be where I am now. There is no one way you have to heal, but don’t ever be afraid to ask for help.”