Depression is real. It has strength, tenacity, and the power to push the sufferer down into unknown depths. Depression has a posse, bringing along with it insomnia, anxiety, and anhedonia. [...]
TIME OUT I am a good at listening, a skill I mastered by the time I was an adolescent. During my wonder years, my father would often admonish me for [...]
First thing in the morning I never know who I am going to meet. When I approach in the hallway, am going to see a smile, a giggle, a contorted [...]
Teasing each other was not allowed in my family home, but we did it anyway. Always out of earshot of my parents, but nose to nose with each other. Relentless [...]
“Get your house in order,” seasoned church mothers often crooned during Sunday service when I was young adult. The women who sang from experience loved to exalt the importance of preparation. [...]
The mirrored reflection sometimes has its payoffs. As I stared at my face in the glass in front of me, I enjoyed my view. The right shade of red adorned [...]