Mental Health Month

"If you're depressed, if you're anxious,

You are not weak.  You're not crazy.

You're not a machine with broken parts.

You're a human being with unmet needs.

We need to talk less about chemical imbalances
and more about the imbalances in the way we live.

This problem goes deeper than biology,
and the solutions need to go deeper, too.

We are the loneliest society in human history.
Your depression is not a malfunction; it's a signal...
Your depression is telling you something.
With the right help, we can understand these problems,
and we can fix these problems together."
~Johann Hari, TED Talk

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Just over ten years ago, I was diagnosed with major depression.  I added a new intro paragraph from today's perspective to the post I wrote back then (HERE).

I really could not agree more with the speaker quoted above.  Sometimes we assume we are the problem when, in fact, we're having a normal response to an abnormal situation.

If you ever find yourself in a dark season, please know you can reach out to me.  I will listen and sit with you in the darkness, and when you're ready, I will walk with you as you find your way back to the Light. ❤