Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
This month’s lovely, fierce and talented Texas Strong Woman of the Month is wife, photographer, and mental health warrior Kadi Stunz. Meet Kadi Stunz Originally from Lubbock, Kadi currently lives in McKinney with her husband Jakeb. She is the owner of Kadi Dawn Photography and founder of Of Lions & Lace, a faith-based community for […]
My mother left me ill prepared to grieve. I remember standing at the closed door of my mother’s walk-in closet, as a young child, listening to her cry, on more than one occasion. Years later, I know that she was trying to protect me from the depths of her grief, as she struggled to survive a second trimester […]
Today, I’m guest posting for my new friend (and For the Love launch team member) Stacey Philpot’s series, The Diagnosis Stories, at Chronically Whole: I don’t like telling people that I take an antidepressant every day, that without it I probably wouldn’t be able to do the things I do well, like take care of my […]
My mother left behind a legacy of depression. I inherited her struggles with mental health. I remember standing outside my mother’s walk-in closet, listening to her sob for what felt like an eternity, on multiple occasions during elementary school. My mother taught me to hide pain and tears behind closed doors. How I found my […]
I have struggled with depression, anxiety and even panic attacks since adolescence. Some of this has been hormonal, some has been situational. My mental health affects my physical health, zapping my energy, my appetite and my immune system, and I end up plagued by weight loss, frequent illness and chronic sinusitis. And, inevitably, it affects my marriage and my […]