Lizzi, Not only did you write this post in less than an hour because I wasn’t able to manage a single word, but you did it because you love me. This may not be the best place or way to tell you how much I love and appreciate our friendship but it’s how I am […]
Tag Archives: Depression
May
14
The Picture is Only Perfect in Her Head
posted by The Sisterwives
I could tell you today’s post was written by a woman named Sharon. Or I could tell you her name is Veronica. It doesn’t matter because her identity is an alias so she can write free and not suffer what would no doubt be undesirable consequences. You will read her story and know she’s a […]
May
11
The Phone Call
posted by The Sisterwives
The Sister Wives struggled with the decision to make this piece anonymous, but ultimately decided is was more important to protect the identity and integrity of family members. The fact remains, this could be written by any one of us because mental illness hits from every direction, scattering its pellets of suffering among families and […]
April
23
We’re All A Little Broken
posted by Gretchen Kelly
“I love all of you Hurt by the cold. So hard and lonely too When you don’t know yourself.” -Red Hot Chili Peppers, My Friends This is for the broken. The hurting. The ones who walk through life in spite of it. The ones who are just trying to make it to tomorrow. This is […]
February
19
You Just Follow
posted by Michelle
I watched him walk by. Why is he going that way? Doesn’t he know what is over there? I reminded myself that there were many choices down that path. Just because he walked in that direction, didn’t mean he would fall. He walked with such purpose, though. Terrible and decisive purpose. That’s not a bad […]
December
16
In the darkest time of the year…
posted by Laurie Works
This hippie girl knows that we are in the darkest week of the year. The solstice arrived on December 21, just before Christmas. I think in all our souls we feel a tinge of it, in the frustration with shoppers, the dread of seeing family members next week, the exhaustion that brushes at the edges of […]
November
13
THE CLOCK
posted by The Sisterwives
I am what you would call empathetic. I will read, discuss, or overhear something that will invariably cycle itself over and over inside my brain as I am trying to find sleep. Most nights my mind is a steady stream of notions that pace themselves with my husbands quiet snoring. So, it is no surprise, […]
November
04
Tattered Soul
posted by The Sisterwives
One of the greatest things about being part of The Sisterwives (and there are many) is meeting people who are willing to share their stories with us and our readers, walking through their fear to put forth the words that just might be the exact ones someone needs to hear in order to find the strength to […]
October
23
The Special Orange Juice
posted by Laurie Works
I only recently discovered Jamie through her submission to The Sisterwives. What I found was a lovely, funny, twenty-something writer who writes both wit and depth with ease. As someone who grew up in an interesting household (not alcoholic, but strange nonetheless), I related with the following story that Jamie sent us. Sometimes the strangest things […]
August
21
Tattoo You
posted by The Sisterwives
I first discovered Michelle on Twitter, which she rules with a steely wit and a heart of gold. Back in May, she was suffering from depression and wrote a powerful post about it, “What If I Have Honest Depression?” After I finished reading, I scrolled down to leave a comment. Blogging behometh Jenny Lawson, […]
July
31
We All Shine On – Helena Hann-Basquiat
posted by The Sisterwives
Sometimes people write so vividly their character detaches itself from the page and begins to live in your mind, giving you clues to the writer’s spirit. Even when the writer is a self-confessedly covert operator, such as our guest today, it can be possible to build a genuine relationship with the person at the other […]
July
17
BEAUTY IN THE BEAST
posted by hastywords
A few weeks ago I considered dropping out of this “SisterWives” project. Here I am in the midst of some fantastic women and for some reason I was invited to join. What makes me think I can keep up? What makes me think I have anything worthwhile to add? I told myself I would only […]
July
14
The Saboteur
posted by Lil
Is it back? I don’t know yet, but am watching, waiting, to see whether the proverbial bad penny is back in my life for another round. And I’m scared.
July
07
An Orphan’s Life
posted by beth teliho
He was found by his aunt in his home at the age of two, abandoned by his alcoholic mother. Just a baby. Scared. Hungry. Crying. She took him in and cared for him for a while, but eventually she had to hand him off to another family member. Over the years, he was passed around […]
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