[Trigger Warning: Suicide & Mental Health] Howdy, folks. So, for the last year, I’ve been pretty quiet—not just on social media but within my friend/professional circles; the silence wasn’t indicative of lack of care. I just had one of those years—a string of...
I recently sat down with Thomas Walker, host of Conversations from Studio B, the podcast for NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building...
It’s been a week of conversations on mental illness and paths to healing. First with Susan Lambert at In the Balance and then with NAMI’s podcast Conversations from Studio B. Both shows will air in the next few weeks. It’s has been wonderful for me...
Romper recently used a quote from my book, To Lose the Madness, on this short article about what to say to someone who has suffered a miscarriage. I’ve been having many larger conversations lately about difficult topics and I believe equipping ourselves to deal...
I recently sat down with Scott Jones over at the Give and Take Podcast to talk about the stories behind my new book To Lose the Madness: Field Notes on Trauma, Loss and Radical Authenticity. The tale in this book is a messy one, but it has taught me many things. Among...