Why RUOK? Day Doesn’t Work


Did you participate in RUOK? Day this year? Did you have someone in particular you wanted to check on? Someone who you’d been wondering if things weren’t peachy with for a while but you’d been too shy to inquire? I noticed a lot of action on social media. People posting a generalised shout out, or … Continue reading Why RUOK? Day Doesn’t Work

Give Depression the Bird


Let’s get one thing straight. Depression is real. It is not something to be trivialized, snapped out of, or sucked up. In fact, trying to do this often makes it worse. I know, because I’ve been there. I would have loved to have been able to give myself a shake and a rueful smile and … Continue reading Give Depression the Bird