I’ve lived through depression, burnout, and the unglamorous work of recovery – mostly in therapy, where I learned to meet my feelings with curiosity instead of judgment. I’m also navigating life as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent, relearning who I am through a lens that finally makes sense. Psychology has been a long-time passion of mine, and writing about it feels like a continuation of that passion, even if I’m not a mental health professional, nor a practitioner of armchair psychology – near of far.
Mind is where I write about the personal work of healing and understanding, and the systemic failures that complicate it, like outdated practices, misdiagnoses, and the gap between what we’re told and what we actually live – the same system that has failed women in particular, remarkably so.
Depression may be a trending topic, but as the data shows, much of it remains taboo: invisible, misunderstood, and largely untreated.
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