“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.” – Olivia Shaver, my mother One day in 6th grade, my parents called a family meeting. In quiet voices, with worried eyes, they told my brother, sister, and I they were getting a divorce. No one spoke for an eternity. The sound of my hysterical laughter eventually broke […]
Every February, after the groundhog does or doesn’t see his shadow, after the Valentines are distributed and devoured, a dark cloud descends, uninvited, upon my world. Regardless of what the groundhog has said. For me, mid-February always means at least 6 more weeks of winter. Since 2010, the middle of February through May 15 is […]
264 million people worldwide live with depression. Over 7% of adults in the US experienced at least one major depressive episode pre-pandemic. Depression is the leading cause of disability across the globe, is twice as likely to affect women than men, and makes the risk of suicide 20 times greater. And it is dangerously misunderstood. […]