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We met at 18. We wed at 24. At 27, I checked my wife into a psych ward—for the first time. How mental illness reshapes a marriage. The first time I saw my wife walking around the Georgetown campus I shouted out “Buongiorno Principessa!” like a buffoon...

In her new book, Republic of Outsiders, writer Alissa Quart explores how a range of noncomformists, from filmmakers and alternative bankers to "neurodiverse activists" are working outside of traditional structures to achieve their goals. Some of the...

by Sean Blackwell:  Why the Shades of Awakening Online Series Matters. From July 10th to 12th , 2015, there will be a rather unique conference happening, the Shades of Awakening Online Series. Created by Dabney Alix (see dabneyalix.com) this free event...

AND GETTING MAD ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT from the Autumn 2016 issue of Jewish Currents by Emily Sheera LIKE TOO MANY other people, I can’t remember a time in my life when I haven’t been bullied. I’ve always been the weird, uncool, socially awkward...

NOTE: This narrative is not meant to criticize or in any way disparage those who have found traditional psychiatry, including diagnoses, medication, and hospitalization to be helpful. I fully understand that these solutions are often helpful and necessary...