When your child enters a depression treatment program, it’s hard to know what to feel. You may be relieved something is finally happening. You may also be terrified. And exhausted....
I didn’t want to be “the depressed one.” That label scared me more than the sadness itself. I had always thought depression looked a certain way—staying in bed for days,...
Mental health crises don’t come announced. They arrive like earthquakes — sudden, uninvited, and everything you thought was steady shakes. You might be reading this because your young adult is...
Some people cry when they get a diagnosis. Some get quiet. Some feel validated. Others panic. But if you’re the kind of person who’s always felt things deeply, who’s always...
The day you receive a mental health diagnosis can feel surreal. Like an earthquake under your feet. Everything feels shaky — even your sense of self. One moment you’re processing...
When your 20-year-old spirals again—outbursts, silence, blame, shutdown—it can feel like déjà vu you never asked for. You thought things were getting better. Maybe there were weeks or even months...
Even in long-term recovery, it’s possible to feel emotionally stuck. You’re not in crisis. You’re not going backward. But something feels… off. Maybe you’re showing up to work, keeping your...
“I already tried. Why would this be any different?” That’s the sentence we hear most often from people who walk into a depression treatment program after a disappointing first (or...
You want relief. But not if it means giving up something essential. Not if it means becoming someone you’re not. That’s the silent fear a lot of people carry when...
You’re young. You’re sober. And if we’re being honest, you feel like the odd one out almost everywhere. You’re not drinking at parties. You’re over the group chats that spiral...
