Bent, Not Broken: Living with Depression

Bent, Not Broken: Living with Depression

A blog about living with major depression disorder. Sharing what life is like when depression clouds your world. Providing coping skills and information about depression and treatment. Creating a community for people to share their lived experiences. A place for people to come together and learn and heal. All are welcome.

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Monday, August 31, 2026

How to Deal With Negative Thoughts When You’re Living With Depression: 9 Strategies That Can Help

Living with depression is difficult for many reasons. It is never easy. One difficult aspect of depression is the dispar...

Thursday, August 27, 2026

When ‘I’m Okay’ Isn’t Really Okay: How to Support a Friend With Depression

Today I heard a song that I have probably heard before, but it made me start thinking. We had a movie on for our students...

Monday, August 24, 2026

Seeing Yourself Healing: Finding Hope While Living with Depression and Anxiety

Words have been jumping out at me lately. Whether lyrics in a song or something someone says, words just seem bolder to me at times. Maybe i...

Thursday, August 20, 2026

The Cement Floor of Healing: Finding Hope When Depression and Anxiety Take Over

Today has been a struggle. Actually, I have struggled more than I would like to admit recently. I shared with one of the psychiatric nurse p...

Monday, August 17, 2026

Depression Has Terrible Customer Service: Learning to Stand Up to Depression

One of the many things depression is not good at is customer service. Yes, customer service. I have a deeply personal rela...

Thursday, August 13, 2026

How Mental Health Professionals Can Prevent Burnout: Self-Care, Mindfulness, and Work-Life Balance

In my last post (Why We Must Stop Stigmatizing Suicide: Supporting Mental Health Professionals and Ending the Silence)...

Monday, August 10, 2026

Why We Must Stop Stigmatizing Suicide: Supporting Mental Health Professionals and Ending the Silence

Recently, I saw a psychiatrist share on Instagram that another psychiatrist had died by suicide. What disturbed me most was not only the new...

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About Me

Bent, Not Broken: Living with Depression: I have lived with major depression since I was a teenager (over 35 years. It has been a journey filled with darkness, but there have been lights along the way. Depression is a thief. It has stolen a great deal from me, but I am still standing. I believe sharing my story is healing not only for myself, but for others as well. When we share our stories we let each other know we are not alone. Over the years I have tried many different avenues to heal. My hope is that my experience will help others find what works for them. Living with depression is living in the darkness, but we can still live. Join me in this blog journey as I share my lived experience with depression. I invite you to join in conversations. Together, we can heal.

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