Kathy Khang’s Story: Having Depression & Growing Up in an Asian Family
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Lately, I’ve been doing more interviews with people who bravely fight chronic illness
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Mental illness: Friendships & The Fear of The Bottom Dropping Out
The other day I was watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s on TV. There were a bunch of commentators present. They pointed
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Mental Health: Accidentally Creating Awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As many of you know, I’ve been getting ready to deliver a TEDx Speech
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Perfect Comeback & Mental Health Discrimination #HAWMC
I wasn’t feeling well this weekend so I skipped yesterday’s #HAWMC question but I’m back now. It’s Day 13 of
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5 Vital Notes from Empire’s Portrayal of Bipolar Disorder
Last Wednesday, I watched Empire for the first time. In fact, I watched ten episodes while studying 40 subjects for debate.
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5 Obstacles People with Rare Diseases Face; Readers Share Their Stories
Did you know that 1 in 10 Americans has a rare disease? In the U.S., a rare diseases is defined
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Chronic Illness & Dating Part 2: Review of Loving Someone With Bipolar Disorder
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m doing a series on chronic illness and dating. In the previous post, guest blogger Emily
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6 Ideas: How To Get Stuff Done When You’re Depressed
I’ve been depressed the past few days. There are many difficult aspects to depression and one of them is
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Military & Mental Health: One Veteran’s Battle with Schizophrenia
With Veterans Day upon us, I’ve decided to interview my friend, Jonathan Looper. Jonathan wrote and is co-starring in the
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Chronic Illness: Acceptance is a Process Not a Moment
Living with a chronic or incurable illness can make us live life at a slower pace–whether it’s an invisible illness
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