“Top picture: What I showcase to the world via social media. Dressed up, make up done, filters galore. The 'normal' side to me. Bottom picture: Taken tonight shortly after suffering from a panic attack because of my anxiety. Also the 'normal' side to me that most people don't see.”
Author: Bri Lamm
“Guardians of The Gate” — A Band of Brothers Saving Suicidal Lives at The Golden Gate Bridge
"We're the only ones dumb enough to do it.”
5 Small Lifestyle Changes That Can Help Combat Anxiety
You don’t have to change your life to combat anxiety. Simply start small, and make totally do-able changes to the way you already live.
Will Smith: “What Skydiving Taught Me About God”
“You fall out of the airplane and in one second you realize that it's the most blissful experience of your life. You realize at the point of maximum danger, is the point of minimum fear.”
5 Wellness Tips For Getting the Most Out of Your Summer
Summer is here! And you know what that means: overpacked schedules of ALL the summer things, mixed in with a few good sunburns, and a lot of realization that time really does fly when you’re having fun.
“She Handled Motherhood Beautifully”— Then She Took Her Own Life. The Real Face of Postpartum Depression.
“Not every new mother’s journey is happy and bright. Sometimes it is dark, lonely, scary, miserable, and uncertain. And the guilt! The guilt that we self-impose and that society imposes on us is overwhelming. If our journey as a mother isn’t daisies and butterflies, we feel alienated and ashamed.
WATCH: Former Atheist Says “God Saved Me From Suicide”
“I hated Christians. I hated people who talked about Jesus because they always seemed to be pointing their finger at me.”
Kevin Love & DeMar DeRozan: NBA Stars Lead The Charge On Mental Health Awareness
“Mental health isn’t just an athlete thing. This is an everyone thing...Everyone is going through something that we can’t see.”
Gaming Disorder is a Real Thing — Here’s What You Need to Know About it.
Like anything, it’s important that we participate in gaming in moderation. This entire article could be written on just about anything—sports, smoking, watching Netflix, exercise, etc.— and the warning signs would be the same.
15 Bible Verses About Loving Others Well
We love because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19)
Rotten Tomatoes, Rotten Thoughts & How We’re Unknowingly Making Ourselves Sick
“We are so sick that our society cares more about oral hygiene than mental hygiene. We brush and floss everyday, twice a day, to keep our teeth nice, fresh and clean. But what about mental hygiene? What do we do? For most of us, nothing.”
“People Are Dying”—Pastor John Gray Calls On The Church in Wake of Recent Suicides
“Some of them went to church, but the Church told them, ‘you need to change.’ But how can you change what you can’t identify?” Says Gray. “And how come, we’re so quick to judge people, and don’t know what they’ve been through.”
15 Waiting Memes That Even the Most Patient Person Can Relate to
"Not sure if I should give up because I've been waiting so long...or keep going because I've put so much time in..."
Prince William Bonds With 9-Year-Old—Opens Up About Grief and the Loss of His Mother
"It's very important to talk about it; very, very important."
9 Hobbies That Help Combat Anxiety and Stress
More people in the world today suffer from anxiety than any other illness on the planet. We are perpetually stressed out, and there are tons of ways we allow that stress to fester. Combat your anxiety with these 9 hobbies that are sure to give your mind the release it needs to keep going.
Suffering in Silence: New Study Shows 37 Percent Rise in Depression Among Young People
From the years 2005 to 2014, researchers at the Journal of Pediatrics found a staggering 37 percent increase in those experiencing MDE’s.
WATCH: Moms Behind Bars Share Love Letters to Their Kids
“Mommy is away from Y’all right now, but I’ll be home soon.”