Mental health

Content Warning: Pregnant with depression and suicidal ideation.  My journey to motherhood didn’t start under the happiest of circumstances.  I was already experiencing the most chaotic times of my entire life when I became pregnant. The spiral of sadness that I had been going down before I conceived paled in comparison to the overwhelming sense of …

Unfortunately, depression in teens isn’t anything new. The teenage years come with a unique set of challenges that kids eventually grow out of. In addition to the hormonal and physical changes they’re going through, teens also have to deal with school stress, friend drama, and expectations from their parents.  For some teens, all of those …