My Depression Is A Gift

International Relations class, 2006. The teacher’s assistant is drawing a diagram to explain anarchy on the board…

We Tried Normal — Twice Exceptional (2e) Family Stories

By Dr. Melanie Johnson Hayes

“Pity impedes the dignity of disabled people; resentment is a parallel obstacle for people with enormous talent…

The big fat lie

How I came to embrace butter, and other dietary lessons learned from my being my daughter’s pancreas…

Sometimes you have to break something to fully understand how it works. Open a clock and examine its…

An Ode to my Tracheotomy Scar — and a note to the kid to said something about it.

We all know that kids say the darndest things.

How I have coped with anxiety (so far …)

If there is one thing that has bothered me a great deal about myself, it has been anxiety. I am an anxious person – extremely anxious – that is my assessment of myself.

The U.S. Needs Safe Injection Sites and Prescription Heroin Because Dead People Can’t Recover From Drug Addiction

There’s A Much Better Life Than Hotel Rooms and Gin. Why I Kept Living.

When Heroin Takes Over Your Town

Last Tuesday, in a matter of hours, there were twenty-eight reported heroin overdoses in Louisville, Kentucky. All showing the telltale signs of a potent form of heroin known as, Pallbearer.

Burnout Problems for Healthcare Workers

One of the biggest problems for healthcare workers today isn’t money, and it isn’t…

Are Dentists Killing Sex?

The dental field in the USA is broken. With each passing year, costs increase and the number of people insured…