To finish out Mental Health Awareness month, my daughter has bravely agreed to allow me to interview her. She is currently a few months shy of seventeen years old. She started experiencing severe anxiety at age twelve. We hope that her story informs and encourages anyone experiencing mental health challenges. She wants to share anContinueContinue reading “Our Mental Health Journey: Q&A with my 16 year-old daughter”
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Our Mental Health Journey: the Beginning
It is an indescribable feeling, sitting in a psychiatrist’s office with your child for the first time. It is a place I never imagined myself. Standing on the precipice of hope and despair, I knew we needed to be here but wanted to run. I wanted to pretend everything was okay and my daughter’s strugglesContinueContinue reading “Our Mental Health Journey: the Beginning”
Mental Health Awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month I will have a series on mental health based on my experiences through walking this path with my children, especially my teenager. The series of posts are based on conversations with my sixteen-year-old daughter who has been struggling with depression and anxiety for most of her life.ContinueContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness”
Leah Lively 