mental health – jess leigh hanna

I’ve Met Jesus in the Bathroom

1 Aug 202228 Aug 2022

I've met Jesus in the bathroomSometimes on the floorSometimes by the stall doorPraying that the peace that passes understandingWould find me hereHiding I've met Jesus in the bathroomAt my friend's…

Calling All Mental Health Warriors!

19 Apr 202119 Apr 2021

Have you ever wanted to talk about your depression--but didn't know how? Would you be interested in having your story published in a resource that would encourage people just like…

Descriptions of Prescriptions

19 Apr 202119 Apr 2021

The first antidepressant I was prescribed had no physical side effects. I took it every morning and went on my merry, bleary way. I'm now four weeks into a new…

Momentum

20 Mar 202120 Mar 2021

I promise this blog won't be entirely devoted to my musings about depression, but for right now let's keep this momentum going. I have been inspired and encouraged these past…

Chutes and Ladders, Anyone?

19 Mar 202120 Mar 2021

When I was very little, my mom fished out a game I came to know as "Shoots and Ladders." I didn't understand the "shoots" part for awhile, until I learned…

How Do I Tell You I’m Drowning

18 Mar 202113 May 2021

I'm able to write this because, at the present moment, I am not drowning. But last month I was. And I couldn't say anything because I didn't know how. I…

Depression Isn’t Sexy

11 Mar 202120 Mar 2021

I didn't realize it was a thing. Romanticizing the darkness, like it's a melancholy melody of minor chords swirling like black glitter around you in some fantasy dream. Being seduced…