Borderline Personality Disorder: You Are Not Alone
BPD is a personality disorder but it’s not your personality. You are still you and you are still amazing.
You OK?
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALING
Dr. Jessica LoPresti, Chief Medical Officer, WhiteFlag
How I Manage My Anxiety: A Clinical Psychologist’s Perspective
We are socialized to believe that being hard on ourselves leads to a better, healthier, happier life.
Kyleigh Leist, Outreach Coordinator
Shedding Light on Support Animals
Benny was my last case scenario. I couldn’t see myself moving too much farther in my life without having a Service Dog.
Morgan Spencer, Guest Blogger
Grief is Awkward
I had all of these terrible, raw emotions eating me from the inside because I didn’t know where or how to process them.
Kyleigh Leist, Outreach Coordinator
Tuesday Booze-Day
Living with an alcoholic is like a slow-burn novel. You do not realize how intense things are until you look back at situations.
Kyleigh Leist, Outreach Coordinator
Experience, Strength, and Hope
I need you to know; pride and fear will try their hardest to keep you from admitting you have alcoholism.
Guest Blogger
My Story ‒ Part Two: Rebuilding
So when his hand connected with my face the first time, I chalked it up to the alcohol he had been drinking.
Guest Blogger
My Story ‒ Part One
Pinned underneath the expanse of his body, his hands wrapped around my throat, stopping all entrance of air and sound.
Kyleigh Leist, Outreach Coordinator
I Miss Counting Sheep
Insomnia affected my job, my diet, my motivation, the way I was a friend, my thoughts, and my depression.
Guest Blogger
Where's My Glow
How do you tell someone you are having these thoughts without feeling like a terrible mom?
Guest Blogger
I’m Allowed to Feel Things: Living with a Gambling Addict
As I got older, I learned to equate her drinking habits with her gambling. It seemed to ease the guilt for her…
Kyleigh Leist, Outreach Coordinator
My Drug of Choice is Food: The Real Struggles of an Eating Disorder
I think for me, the hardest part of having an eating disorder is that we need food to survive.
J. Russell Fugett, PMP, Guest Blogger
Finding Courage: Love and Advocacy In Confronting Black Mental Health
We must find the courage to pay attention, check in on loved ones, be available to listen, and, if we’re...
Teneisha Brown, Guest Blogger
Mental Health: A Cultural Perspective
Please don’t ever let your Black mama, your white doctor, or a green dollar impede on how you show up for yourself.
Rebecca Hilliard, Guest Blogger
Recovering from Self Harm
Something that I realized years later was that a lot of my self harm urges were coming from anger that I felt towards myself.
Kyleigh Leist, Outreach Coordinator
The Darkness of a Depressive Episode
My bed is my safe haven. It’s my safe space. It’s where I can cry in silence and curl up with my blanket in the dark.
Christina Kimbrough, Guest Blogger
Maintaining Sobriety in the New Year
Because of recovery, I’ve learned how to handle life in a healthy way. I’ve gained so much confidence over the past two years.
Rebecca Hilliard, Guest Blogger
Dissociative Identity Disorder: I am Not Crazy or Dangerous
When my alters revealed themselves to me, it was difficult and chaotic and I was so confused.
Christina Kimbrough, Guest Blogger
How I Maintain My Mental Health During the Holidays
Managing my mental health is hard work that I try and do daily, and I don’t always do it perfectly.
Kyleigh Leist, Outreach Coordinator
Divorce & The Holidays: Beauty in Chaos
After the divorce, it became stressful for my brother and I to manage both households while desperately trying to keep the traditions alive.
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