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World wide candle lighting day
Every year on the second Sunday in December, it’s Worldwide Candle Lighting Day. Everywhere in the world people come together to remember deceased children. Geeske lost three baby's. Read her story. Read more -
Hikikomori; the Japanese term for acute social withdrawal
Peter Pijls tries to unravel the mystery of the Hikikomori disorder, frequently occurring in Japan and resulting in a person to completely withdraw from social contact of any kind. Read more -
Surviving Schizophrenia – Louise Gillett
I am a married mother of four children, a housewife. What some people don't know is that I have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Read more -
Growing Up Too Fast : When Your Parent has Serious Mental Illness
How has the experience impacted you? How did writing or sharing about it help? Or did it? How did your experience- and the unpacking of it - inform the work you now do? Read more -
Hidden Valley Road – Robert Kolker
By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. An amazing story by Robert Kolker. Read more -
Mia Birdsong | Reimagining Family and Friendship
For some, it’s feelings of love, belonging, support. For others, its estrangement, friction, and angst. A new episode. Read more -
Loved ones distrust us due to our mental illness
Recovery is hard to both achieve and maintain when it comes to mental illness. It’s a long journey. Read more