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When the glass house shatters
Back in June I experienced something that I’ve never quite ever experienced before. It resulted in me having to take some unexpected time off...
Hollow Words That I Live By
Living with PTSD and major depressive disorder, I was shocked to learn, and unfortunately experience on a daily basis, just how numb my...
My Love/Hate Relationship With Stigma
Stigma. The sound of that very word strikes anger in many of us burdened with mental health challenges. It also, unfortunately, strikes fear in...
I am proof
Hello my name is Heidi , and I am a mental health advocate. I have dealt with mental health issues most of my life, starting as a teenager. Starting in...
My PTSD: earned with distinction
The wider world around us is rich with the potential for danger and destruction and like an animal in the wild, I am...
Men, we have a problem
Men, we have a problem. A deep seeded, long standing practice of remaining silent about our mental health. This “tough guy” facade is killing us. Therefore, we owe it to everyone...
Man up On Mental Illness: The silence of men
To recognize mental health month in the U.S., I have decided to write about the silence...
PTSD and the startle response
I am lucky, every morning when I open my eyes to greet a new day I do so with a blank slate. I...
The many mountains and valleys
My mental wellness journey has been fraught with challenges that have brought my life to a halt at times. I believe that it all...
Broken, scarred but still enough
Growing up, I felt like an outsider. I was shy and socially awkward, lacked self confidence and worth and was bullied from a...
Fences, Pills and Possibilities
The other night I picked up the refill of my prescription for an anti-anxiety medication that I've been on for several years. There...
Do You Hear It?
Where you hear a washing machine with an uneven load, I hear the rattling of a diesel engine. When you hear sirens pass-by, I remember back-up that’s too far...
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