Depression & Mental Health Blog

Bipolar disorder sometimes referred to as manic depression, is a mental health condition that attributes severe high and low mood changes, accompanied by changes in energy, behavior, thinking, and sleep. People with bipolar disorder can experience periods when they feel overly happy and others of hopeless, sad, sluggish feelings. Although, the majority of people experience more depressive sympt...

When Madalyn Parker, a software developer, who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, requested time off, she never thought it was going to have this impact. In a short email sent to her team, Parker said she’d be out of the office for a few days because she wanted to focus on her mental health. This bold move grabbed the attention of the company’s CEO, Ben Congleton, who sparked a conversation abou...

We tend to place celebrities in these bubbles as if they were from a different planet. But in reality, celebrities are like us. They undergo the same struggles most of us go through. They understand how life can be a hard place to navigate, and that – sometimes – even when you have everything, you can feel like you have nothing. These celebrities have spoken out about struggling with their...