This collection of 22 essays by writers who live with depression offers a comprehensive view of all the myriad ways people can experience it touching on medication, recovery, physicality, effects of racism and stigma.
The writers are compassionate and empathetic, and any reader who might feel alone in his depression is bound to find at least one perspective to relate to. Normally, Lit which chronicles her descent into alcoholism and a ‘selfdeclared’ madness is a searing tale of unlikely recovery, any of Karr’s memoirs are worth a read, especially if you’ve struggled with feelings of helplessness or hopelessness.
Heroine of Hausfrau is compared both to Anna Karenina and Esther Greenwood. It’s a well-known fact that the Round House tells the story of 13 year old Joe, who is forced to grow up that nothing German classes, affairs, psychoanalysis after birth, Ari’s resentment over her experience of childbirth. Complicated feelings about her son ring true to the dark and confusing period that often comes, well, albert never explicitly names postpartum depression in her 2015 novel on a woman in the first year of motherhood.
The driving force of Murakami’s devastating novel is the sickness, or, depression, that plagues Naoko, Toru, and the young man whose suicide brings them together.
It’s a honest and lyrical look at the overwhelming feeling of powerlessness and helplessness that depression often brings.
Through Nao’s father, who falls into a deeper depression after losing his job, Ozeki tackles depression from two angles through the protagonist, ’16yearold’ Nao, who falls into a suicidal depression after moving back to Tokyo. We talked to the techs at Hewlett Packard Enterprise to figure out. Another question is. What goes into creating incredible, futuristic tech for a movie set 250 years in the future?
When she returned home to California, she was surprised and confused by the lasting effects of the trauma she’d witnessed, human rights journalist Mac McClelland spent 2010 reporting on Haiti’s disastrous earthquake.
When she returned home to California, she was surprised and confused by the lasting effects of the trauma she’d witnessed, human rights journalist Mac McClelland spent 2010 reporting on Haiti’s disastrous earthquake. That’s her investigation of her own mind, and the exploration of a connection she finds with a man who has his own devastating past. It is her investigation of her own mind, and the exploration of a connection she finds with a man who has his own devastating past.
Ann Miller is a certified mental health coach and wellness writer with a strong background in psychology and emotional resilience. With over a decade of experience in helping individuals manage stress, anxiety, and burnout, Ann specializes in making complex mental health topics accessible and empowering.
She holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and has worked with both individual clients and organizations to promote emotional well-being and work-life balance. Through her writing, Ann aims to break the stigma surrounding mental health and offer practical, compassionate guidance for everyday challenges.
When she's not writing or consulting, Ann enjoys early morning yoga, quiet reading time, and exploring nature trails with her dog. Her personal philosophy: "Mental health is not a luxury — it’s a foundation for everything we do."