Mental Health Blog
Sharing optimistic news about serious mental health concerns such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, and OCD.
Reading & Thinking about Mental Health.
In 2018, Virgil and I read a lot of great books and articles about mental health. This list contains just a handful of our recommendations from 2018, including our #1 book recommendations. Leave your own recommendations in the comments! Steph's #1 pick for 2018...
A year end message from Virgil.
At 66, the message I want to share with you is this: I am still an optimist. I know many of you reading this are optimists as well. In my work, I strive to find hope where there may only be a flicker and believe in others even when their self-belief has faltered. I...
The myth of resistance.
Parents want their adult children to embrace the freedom of adulthood and spread their wings to pursue independence and their life's purpose. Enter reality: there can be many bumps along the road to adulthood and living an independent life. When you add serious mental...
How one mother held space for her son struggling with deep depression.
I am the mother of a 35-year old son who has suffered for over 20 years with severe and debilitating depression and self-hatred. He sought help through medication, counseling, psychiatrist visits, as well as various out-patient and residential treatment facilities. He...
The role of unconditional love in the world of mental health treatment.
This guest post was submitted by a parent whose son has struggled for decades with severe depression. This post reminds us that while cutting-edge treatment approaches, medications, and therapy all have a role in the recovery process from depression, unconditional...
Parent perspective: human connection is the foundation for helping someone with schizophrenia.
This guest post was submitted anonymously by a parent of an adult child with schizophrenia. This post is a part of our Recovery Month 2018 advocacy efforts. My son, age 31, fell ill at age 20 with schizophrenia, as we later learned. At first neither his mom or dad...
What is a therapeutic consultant?
We empower mental health decision making for families and individuals facing issues due to serious mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar and personality disorders, schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorder as well as substance abuse. We advocate for...
When Schizophrenia Drops From The Sky, What Do You Do?
This is a guest post by author, Rossa Forbes. Be sure to check out her website and her own blog! My son Chris and I have tickets to see Jerry Seinfeld this week and consequently I've been giving some serious thought to the lighter side of life and what makes things...
Happy Monday! A collection of illustrations depicting a lighter side of mental health.
The Mental Health All-Stars by artist Honey Dill. Hope by artist Honey Dill Honey Dill. Counterproductive by The Awkward Yeti. Caffeine Friend by The Awkward Yeti. #cartoons #humor