When I was in 3rd grade, we did an exercise where we created a poster board with images depicting our future career. I picked writer. I’ve always wanted to be a writer. In high school I narrowed this down to wanting to be a self-help writer. I dreamed of being a famous author interviewed on Oprah. What …
I haven’t read Daphne Merkin’s book “This Close to Happy” yet, but she makes the point in her introductory article that men tend to write about depression as if it’s an external entity that moves in and out of their lives, but women experience their depression as an inner lack. Additionally, she says writings about depression describe episodes …
