How To Cure An Emotional Hangover

By Kimberly Zapata Many of us know what a hangover is. After a long night of drinking, we wake up feeling sluggish, dizzy and nauseated and have a sensitivity to light or sound. But it’s not just alcohol that can make you feel awful the next day — emotions can have the same effect. So … Continue reading How To Cure An Emotional Hangover

6 Signs Your Teen May Be Suffering From Depression

By Kimberly Zapata When I was 5 years old, I was a generally happy kid. I colored at our kitchen table, and danced around our coffee table. I sang nonsensical songs into the backside of our vacuum cleaner and told ghost stories into the bright, light side of a flashlight. And I put on plays. Cutesy … Continue reading 6 Signs Your Teen May Be Suffering From Depression

Anxiety Makes It Hard For Me To Have Mom Friends

By Kimberly Zapata “Can we go the park, Mommy? I want to go to the park.” I look at the clock. It is 7:37 — 7:37 in the freakin’ morning — but the skies are clear, the weather is warm, the sun is up, and my coffee has been made. In fact, it is already cooling. … Continue reading Anxiety Makes It Hard For Me To Have Mom Friends

How To Help Someone With An Undiagnosed Mental Illness

By Kimberly Zapata Watching a loved one struggle with a mental illness is hard. Very hard. However, watching them struggle in secret and silence is beyond difficult. It is gut wrenching. But what can you do to help someone living with mental illness, specifically when they cannot or do not want to help themselves? Unfortunately, … Continue reading How To Help Someone With An Undiagnosed Mental Illness