Today is March 17th, 2020. The streets of Italy and other European neighbors are empty. St. Patrick’s Day parades have been cancelled along with many other events. Coronavirus is giving people fear and anxiety, and they will never even get sick. Fear for themselves and fear for others. Quarantine, shutdowns, lockdowns and social distancing is happening. The reality is that the Flu virus has killed many people before and we were not at all worried about it before now. People die every day in car accidents but people still don’t fear driving their car…
Kicking Depression
October mental awareness month has passed but it is important to keep the conversations going about mental awareness. When I hit on depression I was more surprised than anyone to have found myself in this place. I mean, I help people get out of it – so how did I fall into it myself? What were the pitfalls and how did I not hit the brakes before it became worse?