Feb 21, 2019
Martha Smith is a strong woman with twin boys – who found herself paralyzed with fear, anxiety and struggling to do every day tasks after the birth of her third child. This, she learned, was Post-Partum Depression – a severe form of depression which is debilitating yet treatable. She shares the journey of suffering...
Feb 3, 2019
Melissa spent almost a year in a wheelchair following a near-fatal boating accident. As her social circle shrank away, she discovered a passion for writing and a whole new empathy and compassion for people with emotional scars. Story first published in Shattered Magazine November 21, 2016. "Healing from the Inside Out"
Feb 3, 2019
High School student Marielle Cornes suffers from social anxiety, which worsened to a debilitating point after her family relocated and she had to form new friendships in a new school. Through counseling, she learned coping skills that are allowing her to thrive. Today she competes on the debate team, has given a...
Feb 1, 2019
Actor, Musician and Comedian Gary Jenkins shares poignantly about growing up with a mother who suffered from mental illness. In the 70’s in small-town Alabama, no one talked about bipolar schizophrenia, but Gary learned his mom’s “fits” were an illness beyond her control; that his mom was loving and broken; that...