by Cheryl Roper | Sep 19, 2019 | Mental Health, Stories
I remember telling my husband, Blake, that I’d finally accepted that he and the kids would not be better off dealing with the trauma of my death than living with my depression. I was trying to hold on despite nearly constant suicidal thoughts. I was in so much...
by Lindsey Thomason | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog, Mental Health
Life is extra hard when you have constant fear and anxiety, and right now, anxiety is at an all time high, both for kids and adults. Why is this? There are many contributors, but one is that recently our culture has changed, we now live in protection mode. We live to...
by Cheryl Roper | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
Do you know how it feels to leave your 7-year old in the pediatric behavioral unit at a neuropsychiatric institute? I do. A Family in Crisis The day had started out typical enough. We were going through yet another rough patch with our son, but it wasn’t until dinner...
by Cheryl Roper | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
My husband and I are training for a half Ironman distance triathlon. While I could list several ways that this really hard training parallels facing and enduring life’s trials, I just want to share one simple analogy for depression that I came up with the other...
by Real Imprints | May 18, 2018 | Faith, Family, Mental Health, Stories
I remember growing up hearing people say after they ate, “Oh, I feel so sick, I ate way too much.” I remember thinking that what I was going through was completely normal. I would have never guessed I had a disease that could have been easily treated. It was usually...
by Real Imprints | Feb 28, 2018 | Faith, Family, Mental Health, Stories
My daughter Cheryl began dealing with depression shortly after getting married. It worsened with her first pregnancy and unfortunately, it didn’t go away after. For the next 10 years she sought help by researching and putting into practice many of the things she read....
