Whenever someone asks me “How long have you suffered with depression?” I never know what to say. I think it was always there, lying dormant, waiting for me to discover it. Sometimes I would think Read more…
Thank God. That’s how I felt when my new psychiatrist diagnosed me as having Bipolar II. I’m so relieved. I imagine many people who’ve received such a diagnosis understand how I felt that day. And Read more…
It’s July 2016, and it’s my 25th birthday. I am walking home with my girlfriend up the steep incline to my apartment in San Francisco. All I want to do for my birthday is see Read more…
The loss of innocence; I thought I understood it. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, it is something I have seen over and over again. From substance abuse and overdoses, car accidents resulting in Read more…