I am very familiar with the feeling of depression. My father's journey is one of many depression stories that happen all too often. He was a war veteran who was shattered physically and mentally by the experience. He was depressed for a great part of his life. I remember him locked in his room for hours and days. Solemn and silent, he never expressed his feelings other than bursts of dark suicidal rage. He could not sleep, haunted by nightmares, had no friends, and suffered a

We all have experienced anxiety. The pounding heart, the racing thoughts, the tight belly, tense muscles, and shallow breath. Anxiety is a low-grade panic that can, in a second’s notice, become a full-blown panic attack. This underlining rumbling of fear walks with you everywhere, contaminating your moments, coloring your perspective, and deadening your expression and joy. Anxiety disorders are the most comment mental illness in the U.S. With over 40 million Americans over th

I am observing, what I feel is a destructive trend in the culture of our up-and-coming entrepreneurs and influencers, particularly online. There are countless graphics, blogs, stock photos, videos, and pins on Pinterest all glorifying the “hustle”. Essentially, the “hustle” is nothing more than the hard work one puts in to see monetary success and notoriety in their desired field. The concept of this often takes a form of phrases like, “Work harder”, “Do more”, or “Be a boss”