This short, refreshingly-candid episode kicks stigma in the teeth, addresses the way depression takes normal life events and twists them into cause for despair, and how owning our…
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Short but important: In less than 16 minutes, you can sample interviews with a trauma surgeon, school psychologist, NFL Hall of Famer, a suicide-prevention expert and the Crisis…
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A Philadelphia trauma surgeon whose depression required hospitalization learns what it’s like to be a patient. He shares his story in the hopes that others will learn from his…
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Tara, who says she’s never hidden her depression, but has never been able to clearly explain the “otherness” of living with the illness, sits down with Giving Voice to…
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In last week’s episode, “When Art Imitates Depressed Life,” artist Jeff Beier talked about a series of paintings he created to make an invisible illness visible in a graphic…
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When artist Jeff Beier’s paintings changed from flowers, trees and butterflies to powerful visceral displays of depression’s darkness and pain… Jeff Beier made the decision that his…
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Generational Healing: A Father and Son Step Out of the Shadows
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A son learns of his father’s depression and suicidal thoughts only after he is hospitalized for them. Since then, the two have realized the dangers of hiding an illness,…
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Lonely. Isolated. Feeling like a burden. Those are familiar symptoms of depression. Add in being elderly, watching your body fail, living in elder care, and believing mental health is…
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Depression is too dark a path to walk alone. Each week, caring men and women who have been there share their personal stories, coping/management strategies and most importantly, messages…
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As parents, we have a responsibility to prepare our children for life. And there’s a strong possibility that future will include mental-health struggles. Speaking openly about mental illness reduces…