Love, No Matter What
During a prolonged hospitalization decades ago, a psychiatric nurse had asked me, “what is the secret of your marriage?” “I have seen many marriages fall apart because of mental illness” she had said, “it is as if the the wedding vows say until mental illness do us part.” After much thought, I had responded,...
Manovikas Prakashan publishes Marathi translation of Shadows in the Sun
My deepest gratitude to Manovikas Prakashan and Dr. Anand Nadkarni at the Institute of Psychological Health for translated my memoir, Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within into Marathi. I sincerely pray that we can reach Marathi readers across India with a message of hope and healing. Thanks also to the...
The Healing Power of Creativity
Creativity offers avenues to explore our inner child and provides pathways to help us heal and become whole. Years ago, I re-discovered the healing power of creativity during my hospitalization for severe depression. Making bracelets and necklaces for my three-year-old daughter who visited me each day with her father, taught me that even in my...