I need to find the strength to climb back up.
I know I can get there. Continue reading A Poem: Sliding
Moving Toward Meditation
By Ingrid Worth I have always been a somewhat anxious person, prone to overthinking small decisions and spending hours worrying about relatively trivial events and assignments. I felt overwhelmed andContinue reading Moving Toward Meditation
An Outsider’s View of Recovery
By William When I first heard of the “Recovery Model” for mental illness during a hospital stay, I reacted quite angrily. I had been living with Bipolar Disorder I (theContinue reading An Outsider’s View of Recovery
A Poem
Recovery is Loss for Susan, once my therapist You were so skilled that after ten, patient years of therapy my inner child graduated bridled yet unbroken, and so much kinder.Continue reading A Poem
A Personal Story
By Frank Pace I remember laying in my bed when I was about five or six and wondering why I felt like I just didn’t belong, or if there wasContinue reading A Personal Story
A Conversation with Sarah
By Jeff One evening, I had a little “conversation” with my dog, Sarah. It was a cold December Saturday night during the height of the COVID outbreak. I had beenContinue reading A Conversation with Sarah
Greetings from the New Newsletter Team!
By Cathy Hearn and Novia Wong This month, the NAMI Washtenaw County newsletter team is welcoming a new member and a not-so-new member in a new role. Get to knowContinue reading Greetings from the New Newsletter Team!
A Poem
1975 was the year psychobabble and Cognitive Behavior Therapy both made the pages of Merriam Webster’s Dictionary, and my dad re-married. My new word that summer in the backyard ofContinue reading A Poem
A Personal Story
By Marty McLaughlin Introduction Hi. My name is Marty McLaughlin. By day I work as a mild-mannered engineer. But at night I transform into a mysterious crime-fighting hero who isContinue reading A Personal Story
In the News
Here is a sampling of recent articles and blogs that deal with topics related to mental illness. The University of Michigan Depression Center is now named the Eisenberg Family DepressionContinue reading In the News