It’s natural for new parents to experience mood swings. These feelings are sometimes known as the ‘baby blues’ and go away soon after birth. But some parents may experience a deep and ongoing depression that lasts much longer. That’s called postpartum depression. What is postpartum depression? Postpartum depression is depression that starts during pregnancy or…

Anxiety disorders are real and serious. Worry and fear are constant and overwhelming. People dealing with depression often suffer from anxiety disorders. The reverse is also true. Understanding anxiety disorders can help you deal with depression.  Here are four types of anxiety disorders. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).  GAD is when you worry for no apparent…

Edward Bach was a medical doctor and one of the earliest homeopaths at the beginning of the twentieth century.  Disillusioned by modern medicine, he believed that a holistic approach was needed to treat illness. Illness, he suggested, was a message from our inner being calling for a change in our way of living and our…

The one question I needed to be asked as a black woman with bipolar disorder… by Ivy McQuain I believe being black with a mental illness is one of the hardest things to accept in the black community. Why? Because having a mental illness only means you’re crazy. That’s it. In my experience, there’s no room…

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