Nothing in Life is Guaranteed.

I’m an artist, author, and entrepreneur who suffers from depression. The level of depression from one person to the next can vary from simple sorrow, to crippling doubt and an inability to react. I fall on the latter scale. It’s only been within the last couple of months, at…

The Fear of Breaking

I remember the first time I felt a little different; like I had a piece of darkness inside of me that I couldn’t quite…

The Battle

It’s never easy feeling this way. It’s impossible to even understand it yourself, let alone describe to someone else in hopes that they’ll…

Bluebird

It’s great to be a man isn’t it? We don’t go through the painful birthing of another human, our bodies are designed to withstand heavy items…

When Saving a Life Changes Yours

I felt the sharp pain of loss for the first time when I was 20 years old. I had lost people before…

Why Are We Depressed?

It’s 4 am here in Hawaii and I can’t sleep. Plagued by a series of questions I’ve yet to answer for myself, but tonight the one that I can’t seem to shake is simple. Why are we…

Finding Purpose In The Pain — Welcome To The Machine

“Johnny this is your grandmother you need to…

Someone Else’s Mansion, Someone Else’s Dream

Just about 11 years ago, my grandparents came up with this idea that the entire family (consisting of 10 New…

Why We Need To Talk About High-Functioning Depression

Amanda Leventhal, a college student at the University of Missouri, appears to have it all together. She’s not someone many would characterize as “depressed” and yet, she is. It wasn’t until she wrote an essay on her struggles that her…