Archive - Braving the Brain

Visiting Cherokee Mental Health Institute

A Journey into Local Mental Health History

Jul 29 •

It’s Like The Great Stories

I had frequent suicidal thoughts for 8 years.

Jul 24 •

April 2025

Nothing New: Mental Illness in the Ancient World

Defining “Mental illness” Then and Now

Apr 19 •

February 2025

What Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Is and Its Progression In Me

What Generalized Anxiety Disorder Is

Feb 26 •

The Power of Sharing Our Stories

In 2025 I am working through the devotional, The One Year Uncommon Life: Daily Challenge by Super-Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy and co-author Nathan…

Feb 24 •

A Moment That Could Have Changed Everything

*A Content Warning First:

Feb 22 •

Coach Mark and Nanette Potter - d2up

Northwestern College, Iowa (NWC) event on 2/10/25

Feb 14 •

January 2025

Join my new subscriber chat

A private space for us to converse and connect

Jan 18 •

*Originally written in 2022, 3-4 months before another crash in mental health.

Jan 17 •

I Hate Mental Illness, But I Do Find it Fascinating:

Both Are Reasons Why I Write

Jan 16 •

What a Guy, Harold Heie

Living out Christian Values

Jan 14 •

The Use of Polypharmacy for Mental Illness

Polypharmacy is the process of taking multiple medications to treat one or more conditions.

Jan 12 •

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