"Mom, Can We Talk?"
Please read and share - you never know who you might help...the night my son told me about his struggle with depression was the beginning...
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Continuing the Conversation
My writing started as a letter to my sons – and a history of our family and our memories together. That letter turned into a blog to explore parenting, mental health, and the joy and pain of living deeply. I realized I'd found my voice!
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