Hi Reader, Disclosing depression may seem easy. After all, scarcely a day goes by when this celebrity or that one “comes out” as living with depression, or anxiety (two of the socially “acceptable” mental health diagnoses) but, for many people, talking openly about their mental health challenges, whatever those are, isn’t easy; it can be excruciating, and the very thought of being out in the open as someone living with mental illness can be incredibly, well, anxiety-provoking. Miriam...

Hi Reader, A film is a snapshot in time. When we first met this extraordinary young woman, it was eight years ago. Back then, she was Lilah James, an extraordinarily talented fashion and conceptual designer creating a bold, beautiful collection for her final project, "Anxiety Descending." Each look represented a different facet or symptom of her CPTSD diagnosis and she and her work are beautifully represented in our film about her, Recovery on the Runway | PTSD, Mental Health & Fashion. So...

Hi Reader, In the U.S., we don’t really want to talk about death, and we are certainly not great at dealing with grief. After a profound loss of a loved one, we are expected to get back to work, get back to “normal” after a couple of weeks. Americans are taught to get “over it,” rather than carry our loss with us, processing it and holding it in a place of honor. The Philly Goat Project Grief Walk is a unique invitation for people to come together, to be with other grievers (and goats in a...