May 2, 2023 | Mental Health Articles
By Emalee Gillis, NAMI Spokane Blog Editor. Back in 2015 when Jennifer Morgan was parenting two adult children who both had histories of mental health and substance use disorders, she felt incredibly challenged. Her experience was extremely isolating. She faced...Jan 19, 2023 | Mental Health Articles
It started in fifth grade: the thoughts and feelings of wanting to die, to disappear. It took me decades to learn how to manage it, and I’m still learning every day. I say manage because that’s what I do: manage. It isn’t just going away for me. In my late teens, I...Dec 8, 2022 | Mental Health Articles
By Kevin Connors, M.S., MFT, and Kathryn Hamel, Ph.D. The holiday season is typically seen as a time of joy and merriment; of family and friends gathering and celebrating together. However, many have begun to have honest conversations about the darker side of “the...Nov 2, 2022 | Mental Health Articles
I am the parent of an adult child with serious mental health challenges. Over the last decade, since the onset of symptoms and multiple failed attempts at an accurate “diagnosis,” our family has learned a lot about teamwork, self-care, support and acceptance — none of...