Health Learning That Depression Lies: My Mental Health Management Strategy
The author on one realization that has helped her manage her bouts with depression.
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Advice Aunt Acid: When Friends Are Depressed Or Disagree
Aunt Acid advises a reader whose friend is struggling with depression, and another who wonders if her political opinions are driving her friends away.
Health “Please God make it stop”: On Faith and Mental Illness
Molly Pohlig on her faith, religious upbringing, and history with mental illness.
Health Postpartum Depression, Defined
Postpartum depression is not polite conversation.
Meta Buttered This Week: Aug. 15-21
This week was the full feelings buffet. Remember, you can always come back for more: Celeste Ng called How to Make Yogurt in Manila by Grace Talusan ‘beautiful and moving’ (on the Twitter machine) so you don’t have to take our word for its awesomeness. “Things That Are Meant To Make You Feel Safe And …
Advice “The Spinster’s Almanac”: Poetic Advice for Showing Yourself Kindness
The Toast's poetry advice columnist on how to show yourself tenderness and great care in the midst of depression.
Family Un-Thorned: Fear, Faith, and the Genes Between
A mother reflects on faith, the fear that never leaves her, and her young daughter's anxiety.
Health A Mother’s Suicide Attempt and the Guilty Burden of Statistics
Katie Rose Guest Pryal on depression, suicide, and maternal fear and guilt.
LGBT Liminal Space, or: Depression, Transitioning, and What’s in Between
The author on how she faced her depression, came out as a trans woman, and found, beneath the scars, a sense of authenticity and "a slow burning hope."
Health Struggling with Seasonal Affective Disorder
The author on her struggles with seasonal affective disorder and how she copes.
Health The Winter of My Discontent: On Seasonal Depression
Ani Bundel on the seasonal depression that grips her every winter.
Health Adventures in Immigration: Winter Blues and Culture Shock
Aadita Chaudhury on the entanglement of seasonal affective disorder and culture shock.
Advice Tips for Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Alexis Kienlen offers some suggestions and strategies for those coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Health Old Man Winter Ate My Sense of Adventure
Elizabeth Bauman on how seasonal affective disorder made it harder for her to enjoy her ex-pat adventures.
Health The Circumference of Despair: On Depression and Language
Alana Massey on her depression, and the failure of language in relation to it.
