If you’re planning to attend the DIYpsi art fair this weekend, be sure to swing by the table of illustrator Caleb Zweifler, who, early next week, intends to hitchhike his way out of Ypsilanti, the town that he’s called home for the past decade. Following is his official Ypsilanti exit interview. MARK: What’s your full […]
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Talking mental illness, stigma, suicide and personalized treatment options with John Greden, executive director of the U-M Depression Center
In the immediately aftermath of Robin Williams’ death, there was a great deal of talk in the press about suicide, depression, and the fact that the two, all too often, go hand in hand. As someone who not only suffers from OCD and depression, but who has also lost several members of his family to […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, OCD, Uncategorized Also tagged Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Comprehensive Depression Center, Dead Poets Society, depression, Joe Himle, John F. Greden, meditation, mental illness, mood disorders, National Network of Depression Centers, OCD, presenteeism, productivity, Prozac, Robin Williams, sigma, suicide 18 Comments
Blogbaby episode seven: Chelsea Lowe on learning to fall
[While I’m busy scrubbing poop from diapers and other articles of clothing, several friends have been kind enough to provide content for this site, through a program we’re calling Blogbaby. Today’s contribution comes from my author friend Chelsea Lowe, who lives in Boston.] The difference between high school and life, of course, is that one […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Uncategorized Also tagged Blogbaby, Chelsea Lowe, Education, Fabulized, friends with books, growing up, iPhone apps, Monk, OCD, TV Guide 4 Comments