You Are Not Your Diagnosis

You Are Not Your Diagnosis

There is a saying, “You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” It doesn’t matter who said it. The words mean the same thing. When we are diagnosed—PPD, PTSD, Bipolar, Anxiety, OCD, etc—it is so easy to wear that diagnosis...
Mental Illness & The Tyranny of Forms

Mental Illness & The Tyranny of Forms

I was recently contacted by a Warrior Mom, one who once sought and received treatment for her PPD as one should, who had to fill out some forms for something that is very important to her family. As she was filling out one particular form she came to this question:...