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Beyond Blue

Back in February, I mentioned that one of my New Year’s resolutions was to surround myself with people I admire. The person on the top of my list was Mike Leach, my writing/editing partner on several books, and a dear friend, mentor, and foster dad. I told Mike that I wanted to be sure to…

Last night’s dinner conversation: “I wonder if Mike and Vickie will want to go to church with me on Friday when they’re here,” I said (as I reviewed all the services at St. Mary’s for Holy Week). “But, Sweetie, you go to church on Sunday, not Friday,” Eric replied. “Yes, I know that, but it’s…

I’ll be on Sirius radio, on the Catholic Channel, to discuss my Beliefnet article, “My Husband, the Reluctant Catholic,” about Eric’s (forced) conversion to Catholicism. If you’re up and alert, tune in for it on Monday at 6:40 a.m.

I have good news and bad news. The good news is that many more people are tuning into “Beyond Blue” and posting comments on the message boards (yeah!). The bad news is that my filing methods have not yet made the adjustment, so I can’t remember where or from whom I read certain questions that…

Another Reader Question: one reader asked if she should leave her husband of 30 years (did I get that right?) because he is unsupportive of her depression. (Feel free to fill in the gaps of the situation on the message board, or correct my inaccurate take.) Let me say upfront that I am probably the…

Americans work longer hours and take fewer vacations than most other workers around the globe. According to the Families and Work Institute, the average full-time worker spends approximately 48 hours a week at their job. I wonder how many of those cubicle-magnets invest their souls into their jobs, like I do, to quell feelings of…

Question of the day: If you were a holiday letter, what would you say? (In other words, who do you want to be?) Eric’s answer: “My house is a mess, my wife stayed out of the nuthouse, and my kids aren’t in therapy yet.” Phew. He’s got his priorities right. He didn’t even mention work.…

Thanks to reader “No Name” for his question on the message board of my “He Was Ill” post: “My last therapist (a nun) told me that “it was my purpose in life to suffer.” I don’t buy that for a second! My family shuns me (I apparently embarrass them) as did most of my friends…

Thanks to all the readers who wrote heart-felt responses to my post on the recent suicides of comedian Richard Jeni and Brad Delp, lead singer for the band “Boston.” I’m so delighted that this blog has grown into a unique kind of support group comprised of not only persons who suffer from depression and other…

In case you missed this gallery of celebrities, here’s what I’ve learned from those public personalities who have the courage to share their mental health struggles with the world.
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