Former English soldier Dominic Barrett writes about depression, anxiety, and PTSD as a result of a high stress encounter while on duty, and also an unhealthy relationship.

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This mental health recovery story focuses on Jennifer’s ongoing struggle with Bipolar disorder. As she learned to build structure in her life, her diagnosis too became more manageable. Read her story here!

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Kayla Ackelson lives with OCD, anxiety, and depression and is discovering how to manage those challenges while living a multidimensional life.

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This mental health recovery story focuses on Morrene, who learned to heal her childhood trauma by riding horses. Through horseback riding, Morrene learned to manage her PTSD and heal.

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Shumaila Hemani once found joy and motivation through her musical studies, but when she began pursuing her Ph.D., all she found was mental burnout. Now she’s on a journey to reclaim her faith and love of music once again.

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Depressed and anxious, Juliet Spanjaardt learned ways to cope with her debilitating stress and the “hanxiety” created by drugs and alcohol.

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Loving means losing, and writer Lauren Barrett writes about coping with grief after the death of her mother.

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Daniel Gaughan tried to climb out of the hole of depression via an addiction to ketamine, and he almost lost himself.

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Erin Ullman is a therapist with anxiety and she’s helping others, both as a mental health clinician and as an advocate.

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