There have been mornings since my mother’s death, usually around four ‘clock, when the world seems darkest, and so do my thoughts. I have...

A week and a half ago, I found myself in front of students, teaching my lesson, and starting to lose my train of thought. I knew this...

I woke up in tears, breathless, with my stomach feeling hollow and hurting from being tense with the shaking spasms of a broken son...

A Letter To Connect Us To The Realities Of Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Trauma, And Suicide. Dear Fellow Traveler, Let’s start with, you...

I am close to being in this world for fifty-three years, which causes one to reflect. I ask questions like, what is my purpose for being...

We all know what survival mode is. It’s where we are doing everything we can to keep our head above water and not suffocate on the stress...

I am running down the trail, tall trees on either side of me. Six miles into a ten mile loop, my legs strong and steady. The spring dirt...

This is just one persons perspective. I am certain you have your own. For the past sixteen years I have been an educator, either as a...

A couple of weeks ago I found myself waking up to a numbness that I have had before. It is where depression has visited me during my...

“What should each of us say to every trial we face? This is what I’ve trained for, for this is my discipline.” -Epictetus She was...

On Being a Son: There is no guide when we are born that tells us what our duties are as children. I am not not sure if we even think...

I was sitting on a downed tree in the middle of the woods recently, thinking about where I have been and where I am possibly going. More...

Have you ever sat back and watched little kids at play? The community center where my new classroom is has a 4k program, and every so...

“Devote the rest of your life to making progress.” -Epictetus We often step into the unknown, slithering like a snake trying to conceal...

I think about him often. His wavy blond hair and blue eyes, with dimples that cave into an innocent face. Typically, when we talk, we...

What I am about to share with you, like many of my writings, is very personal and real. There can be no holding back, only truth from a...

Some of you may recognize this, others will recognize it in people that you know carry the weight of depression, and then many, if you...