Category Archives: Mental Health

This article presents an OPINION and is IN NO WAY intended to serve as medical advice. The writer does not possess a medical degree and is not a clinician. Part of my life before I earned my PhD involved serving as a health educator in North Carolina. Armed with a master’s degree and fancy certification,Continue reading “16 Critical Questions”

I have a theory about the way the world works: we all experience some form of imposter syndrome at some point during our lives. That is, there comes a time when each of us questions our own legitimacy, owing to an overwhelming perception of ourselves as fraudulent or less than capable in the face ofContinue reading “The Courage to Roar”

Why is it so hard to accept our humanity sometimes? For me, anything less than the best is bottom-of-the-barrel. “I almost did it” will never be as good as “I did it,” even if I learned incredible lessons and thoroughly enjoyed the journey. Life is not black or white, good or bad, all or nothing.Continue reading “Perfection”

This article presents an OPINION and is IN NO WAY intended to serve as medical advice. The writer does not possess a medical degree and is not a clinician. Depression is about more than being “down.” Sometimes it means nothing has meaning for you anymore. As a writer, it can be especially frustrating because thoughtsContinue reading “Writing While Depressed”