You are not alone! Nearly one in five (23.4%) adults live with some form of mental health issue. Over one in seven (16.5%) youth aged six to 17 are also experiencing some form of mental health issue.

You’re among friends here. I was diagnosed with clinical depression in my 30s, but had the symptoms since at least second grade when I contemplated suicide. I also have ADD, APD, ASD, OCD and probably more initials that haven’t been diagnosed. So I get it.

You are not hopeless. That’s why my daughter, Faith a licensed clinic social worker, and I wrote about our own struggles with mental health issues in Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac.

By clicking the link above, we’ll discuss in a hopeful, helpful and even humorous in successfully dealing with:

Addictions

Aging (I wrote an entire book with hope and humor: If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done!)

Death and Grief (In Are There Really Ghosts? I answer hundreds of questions about death and the beyond from 2,500 junior and senior high students.)

Emotions

Love

Self care

Sexuality

Suicide (If struggling with thoughts of harming yourself, call 988 right now. You’ll connect with professionals who understand you.)