Knowing you're not alone in your mental health journey can play a pivotal role in healing. Read personal stories written by people who are figuring it all out, just like you.

Child talking to their parent about suicide
How I Plan to Talk to My Kids About Suicide
Young girl leaving Hong Kong holding parent's hand
If My Parents Stayed in Hong Kong, I May Not Be Alive Today
Ketamine therapy
I Tried It: At-Home Ketamine Therapy
Woman using medical marijuana to treat chronic pain
How Cannabis Helped Me Reclaim Power in My Disability
Woman trying to stop two homophobic encounters
When Compassion Meets Homophobia
Woman marching in Pride parade
I Belong to the LGBTQ+ Community Even If Others Disagree
Person looking through a magnifying glass at blurred faces
Brown Queer Femme Seeks Queer Parent Friends
Coming out to family
How Coming Out to My Family Freed Me From Internalized Shame
Woman walking through giant letters
I Became Dyslexic in My 30s—Here's How I Deal
Exploring polyamory as a Latina woman
Exploring Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy as a Latina Woman
Woman walking away from wilted flowers
How OCD "Contaminated" My Relationships
Concept of Asian American woman living with bipolar disorder
Mental Illness Doesn't Discriminate, and Neither Should We
Woman picking up newspaper with a headline about the Atlanta spa shooting
My Reflections on Desensitization and the Atlanta Spa Shootings
Asian American woman squatting with her arms crossed over her body
Yes, "Positive Stereotypes" Are Still Harmful
Food is the Asian love language
“Have You Eaten Yet?”: Food Is the Ultimate Asian Love Language
Asian American dual identity
Mental Health Impact of Straddling a Dual Identity as an Asian American
How BPD affects interpersonal relationships
I Self-Diagnosed Myself With BPD to Excuse My Hostile Behavior
Letter to husband from a wife with bipolar disorder
Loving With Bipolar Disorder: A Letter to My Husband
Adoption trauma
I Am Grateful To Be Adopted—and Yet, Adoption Is Still Traumatic
A blank computer screen on a work desk
A Day in the Work Life With ADHD
Illustration of woman holding a Bible and medication
My Journey of Fibromyalgia, IBS, and Mental Distress
Woman wearing a mask on the bus, wearing a band-aid
What It's Like to Be the Only Person in My Family Who Got the COVID-19 Vaccine
Highly sensitive person illustration
Is There Really Anything Wrong With Being a Highly Sensitive Person?
A Psychologist’s Journey to an ADHD Diagnosis in Adulthood
I Got Trained in Identifying ADHD Without Realizing I Had It
Grieving loss of dog
The Stigma That Came With Grieving the Loss of My Dog
How I learned to accept my diagnosis
How I Learned to Accept My Diagnosis Wholeheartedly
Illustration of people of different ethnic backgrounds
As My Understanding of Privilege and Oppression Evolved, So Did My Relationships
Inconclusive health results
Overcoming the Stress of Inconclusive Health Results
Illustration representing mental health issues
A Day in the Life With Borderline Personality Disorder
A figure talking on live tv and she seems happy and fine on the outside but the looming shadow behind her shows cracks
I Talked Wellness on National TV While My Girlfriend Abused Me At Home
Conceptual scene of person sitting on stairs within a maze-like scene
A Day in the Life With Depression
Woman writing in a journal in a dark room
7 Things I Do When My Anxiety Skyrockets
Person on top of a mountain looking ahead
10 Things I Do When I Don’t Feel Mentally Strong
Amy Morin sailboat
Structuring My Life Like a Book Helps Me Stay Mentally Strong
Woman looking in the mirror.
Why Most People Lie to Their Therapist (And Why You Should Tell the Truth)
people playing in a pool
My 5 Biggest Concerns About Mental Health After the Pandemic
The 5 Most Common Things Clients Tell Me In Therapy
13 Things Strong Kids Do
This Is the Book I Wish I Would Have Read as a Kid
Someone speaking to their therapist from a window view looking inside
As a Therapist, Here Are 5 Things I Wish More People Understood About Mental Strength
Amy Morin and Nick Valentin record The Verywell Mind Podcast from a sailboat in the Florida Keys
Why I Launched a Mental Health Podcast From My Sailboat in the Florida Keys
Woman sitting on bed, looking off to the side
7 Things I Learned About Grief When My Husband Died