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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Health Why I Plan To Get Pregnant On Anti-Anxiety Meds
Laura Turner on her decision to remain on her medication while attempting to conceive a child.
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 …
Health Episode
The author on her time in a psych ward.
Link Roundup Buttered This Week: August 1-7
A list of links to everything on The Butter this week.
Health Disrupting Domesticity: Mental Illness & Love as a Fact
Ashley Ford and her partner Kelly on living with mental illness, and living with and loving someone affected by mental illness.
Family How to Cope with Your Sibling’s Mental Illness
Dena Afrasiabi writes for The Butter about what her brother's mental illness means for her.
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.
Family A Country Called My Mother
"My mother is like another country I used to live in, familiar but no longer a place I call home."
Health A Mother’s Suicide Attempt and the Guilty Burden of Statistics
Katie Rose Guest Pryal on depression, suicide, and maternal fear and guilt.
Family The Resurrection of the Body: On Family, Mental Illness, and Grief
"We don’t get to be delivered of some things": The author, a hospital chaplain, reflects on family, loss, illness, and her late uncle's life.
Writing The Unified Theory of Ophelia: On Women, Writing, and Mental Illness
The author on why she believes Ophelia is the most important character William Shakespeare ever created.
Health Breastfeeding 101 for Sexual Assault Survivors
Aaminah Shakur on how survivors of sexual assault may face particular breastfeeding challenges.
