Depression Archives - On Coming Alive

On Coming Alive Stories of Rising from the Ashes and Coming Alive

Depression

Through the Grace of God

By Kelly Albers Prisms, splinters pieced together in an indelible design. Past and present artfully brought to life. Intertwined with sharp and subtle edges, ...

Abuse Anxiety Depression Rape Sexual Abuse

Expecto Patronum

By Kelley Legler I’ll begin where it turned around. My husband. He is my light. He saw me deep in the deathly hallows where ...

Anxiety Depression

Adjusting My Lens: Shifting Out of Survival and Back Into Life

By Christine Suhan I dreamt of him last night. It’s been a while since he’s haunted my sleep but time hasn’t erased any piece ...

Abuse Addiction Depression Rape Suicide

On Coming Alive in the Face of Depression

By Kimberly Zapata I’ve only seen 3:30 A.M. a handful of times: at the end of a long night of hair holding and tear ...

Depression Stories

I Chose to Grow

By Angela Trent I began my grief journey at the age of 26 when I lost my mom to liver cancer. It was my ...

Death of a Loved One Death of a Sibling Depression

Keep Living

By Carrie Lahman You’ll just keep living until you are alive again. –Call the Midwife When my mom answered, I couldn’t stop crying. “I ...

Depression

The Revenge of a Good Life

By Tamara Gabriel Looking back on where I am today, I realize that every step in my life somehow prepared me for my worst ...

Abuse Addiction Death of a Child Death of a Loved One Depression Divorce Illness Stories

Self-Care and Mental Health

By Danielle Oliveira Our investment in ourselves represents self-worth, and the denial of such subsequently mirrors the belief of something much deeper and much more ...

Depression Stories