The Nightmare is Over: James’ Story

You know those occasional news stories about mothers who ‘go crazy’ and drown all their kids in the bathtub? My mother was one of those—she just never managed to kill us properly

Notes From a Homeschooler: Michelle Hill’s Story, Part Three

You can follow Michelle Hill at her blog notesfromahomeschooler.blogspot.com At best my mother is toxic, at her worst, she’s been emotionally abusive.  I’ve now come to realize that during my childhood, along with self-harm and restrictive eating, I also suffered from depression. My parents are now more controlling than ever since I’ve moved away to college. Not in the physical

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Orion’s Story

Mental illness isn’t something that happens to ‘other people’. It’s something that someone around you is struggling with.

I Shall Not Live in Vain: Jael’s Story

“It was not so much homeschooling that traumatized me as much as my mother’s mental illness. This was hidden by homeschooling, and the pain that damaged me came from the constant exposure to her psychiatric illness. I feel like someone roasted me over a fire, leaving me with burns to rest the remainder of my life, and I didn’t even know at the time what fire was.”

Mental Health — From Shame to Seeking Help

There is a stigma against admitting you have a mental illness, like it’s something that should only be talked about in whispers.

Transcript of Voddie Baucham’s “Doctrine of Total Depravity”

The full transcript of Voddie Baucham’s sermon on “The Doctrine of Total Depravity,” where he claims that, “God makes human babies small is so they won’t kill their parents in their sleep. They’re evil.”

Transcript of Voddie Baucham’s “Nebuchadnezzar Loses His Mind”

The full transcript of Voddie Baucham’s “Nebuchadnezzar Loses His Mind” sermon, in which he claims there is “a direct link between sin and mental illness.”

“Direct Link Between Sin and Mental Illness”: The Mental Health Denialism of Voddie Baucham

In which Voddie Baucham claims there’s no such thing as mental health stigma, that sin leads to mental illness, and that prayer and anointing with oil are legitimate mental health solutions.

Hurts Me More Than You: glor and Gary’s Stories

“In my dreams I cannot escape. In my dreams my father is beating me.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Dom and Scout’s Stories

“Spanking teaches children that violence is love.”