The Trans Health Research Group at Memorial University of Newfoundland did a recent study with 45 trans youth about their experiences and mental health and found that nine in ten transgender persons suffer with depression or anxiety. The study involved sending out a questionnaire to trans youth and their parents in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The […]
Postnatal Depression in Dads is a Real Thing
By Alex Temblador We’ve heard of postpartum depression, but for the most part, the conversation centers around mothers who deal with it. And for a good reason — up to 1 in 7 mothers deal with postpartum mood disorders which can lead to severe depression, anxiety, loss in appetite, inability to care for oneself or one’s […]
Bigger Expectations: State of Being – Depression
By Krystal Marx Well, this is embarrassing. Here I am, this self-proclaimed bad-ass, Super Mom, Do-All-The-Things chick, yelling “I don’t need no approval” just as much as I am yelling for cupcakes in the workplace (not really, but now I want to), and I find myself scared to post how I’m feeling, for fear that I will…I […]
A Gay Dad Looks At Himself And Wonders If This Is What Depression Looks Like.
A Different Kind of Crazy
By: Lex Jacobson When you mix mental health issues with fertility hormone treatments, sometimes you get a bit of a mess, which equals me. I imagine hormone treatments to get pregnant aren’t nice for anyone who has to do it, but I really feel as though it’s poking at old wounds. Crazy wounds. I really […]