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Celebrating Schizophrenia Recovery on Thanksgiving

Bethany Yeiser on November 29, 2022 in Recovery Road

On Thanksgiving, I am deeply grateful for my job, friends, and family, but most of all, I grateful for my new life in recovery from schizophrenia.

On Thanksgiving, I am deeply grateful for my job, friends, and family, but most of all, I grateful for my new life in recovery from schizophrenia.

Social and Sexual Grief Among Teens After COVID

Edy Nathan on November 29, 2022 in Tales of Grief

For the teens who endured the COVID-19 pandemic, their sexual grief is alive in the loss of what they couldn’t explore or embody.

For the teens who endured the COVID-19 pandemic, their sexual grief is alive in the loss of what they couldn’t explore or embody.

We Don't Talk Enough About This Way to Combat Aging

Patricia Prijatel on November 28, 2022 in All Is Well

Personal Perspective: The self-perception of the wise and the wrinkled matters. Aging is a fact, but it doesn't need to be The Fact that manages our lives.

Personal Perspective: The self-perception of the wise and the wrinkled matters. Aging is a fact, but it doesn't need to be The Fact that manages our lives.

Why Do We Grieve Losing a Pet So Deeply?

Elizabeth Roper Marcus on November 17, 2022 in Heartstrings

A Personal Perspective: Were you astonished to find just how grief-stricken you were when your pet died? Your response to the loss may teach you a lot about yourself.

A Personal Perspective: Were you astonished to find just how grief-stricken you were when your pet died? Your response to the loss may teach you a lot about yourself.

What Makes Something a "House"?

Patricia Prijatel on November 5, 2022 in All Is Well

Personal perspective: “House” is a semiotically loaded word that can symbolize stability and affluence, but that’s up to us. The way we define it reflects its cultural significance.

Personal perspective: “House” is a semiotically loaded word that can symbolize stability and affluence, but that’s up to us. The way we define it reflects its cultural significance.

How to Age Beautifully

Terri Cheney on November 2, 2022 in The Bipolar Lens

Do you feel you’re not handling the journey of aging well? Try this technique instead.

Do you feel you’re not handling the journey of aging well? Try this technique instead.

Schizophrenia Is an Invisible Illness

Bethany Yeiser on November 2, 2022 in Recovery Road

A Personal Perspective: Stigma says people with schizophrenia appear dirty, homeless, and incoherent. The reality is that many recover and contribute to society.

A Personal Perspective: Stigma says people with schizophrenia appear dirty, homeless, and incoherent. The reality is that many recover and contribute to society.

Grief and Role-Confusion

Edy Nathan on October 30, 2022 in Tales of Grief

The "role-confusion" phase of grief allows you to learn about yourself as you move with all the pieces of the puzzle that have gone missing since grief entered your life.

The "role-confusion" phase of grief allows you to learn about yourself as you move with all the pieces of the puzzle that have gone missing since grief entered your life.

A Successful Autism Group Home

Susan Senator on October 23, 2022 in All Families Are Not Alike

What is the secret to an autism residence's success? Is it about size or staff training? Or housemates' compatibility? The answer is complex.

What is the secret to an autism residence's success? Is it about size or staff training? Or housemates' compatibility? The answer is complex.

How the Last Japanese Samurai Handles Conflict

Judith Fein on October 21, 2022 in Life Is a Trip

A Personal Perspective: The last Samurai in the Shonai region of Japan tells us how he deals with conflict. It's not what you think.

A Personal Perspective: The last Samurai in the Shonai region of Japan tells us how he deals with conflict. It's not what you think.

My Phases of Grief: Phase One, Emotional Armor

Edy Nathan on October 18, 2022 in Tales of Grief

The emotional armor phase of grief is a safe haven, a place you will revisit many times. It provides your soul with a needed chance to re-group, rest, and restore.

The emotional armor phase of grief is a safe haven, a place you will revisit many times. It provides your soul with a needed chance to re-group, rest, and restore.

The Men We Lost to AIDS

Patricia Prijatel on October 14, 2022 in All Is Well

These men lived the trauma of the AIDS epidemic, a lost generation who were the first to be affected by the deadly disease that decimated the gay community in the 1980s.

These men lived the trauma of the AIDS epidemic, a lost generation who were the first to be affected by the deadly disease that decimated the gay community in the 1980s.

My Lucky Dime

Robert Evans Wilson Jr. on October 13, 2022 in The Main Ingredient

A Personal Perspective: I came home to alarming news, "Our house was burglarized today; they only took one thing; unfortunately, it was yours."

A Personal Perspective: I came home to alarming news, "Our house was burglarized today; they only took one thing; unfortunately, it was yours."

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Anna Akbari Ph.D. on October 12, 2022 in Start Up Your Life

Connection is the single most important factor when it comes to happiness. But knowing which connections to work on and which to walk away from can be difficult.

Connection is the single most important factor when it comes to happiness. But knowing which connections to work on and which to walk away from can be difficult.