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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: September 12, 2018
I came to Anna Ogden Hall in May 2017, just so broken. I didn’t think I could get more broken. I was like no smile at all. I would cry all the time...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: March 15, 2017
Serious mental illness. It’s a tough topic. But when we exist to serve the homeless, we simply cannot ignore it. As we mentioned in a previous post,...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 9, 2017
Editor's note: Barbara opened up about her struggle with depression in the last post. Here, she follows up with the practical ways she manages that...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 7, 2017
By Barbara Comito, Director of Marketing & Communications I once interviewed a teenager who described her depression as a “blanket on the brain.” The...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 2, 2017
Editor’s note: Recently we’ve been talking about mental struggles on the Impact Blog. From insomnia to trauma and addiction, there are many struggles...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 1, 2017
It’s hard to talk about homelessness without talking about mental illness. An oft-quoted estimate suggests that as many as one-third of homeless...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 14, 2017
This month on the Impact Blog, we’re looking at issues of the mind: sadness, depression, anxiety, mental illness, darkness vs. light. There’s a wide...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 8, 2017
Editor's Note: For the next month, we'll be looking at issues that seem particularly relevant during the gray, icy, short days of winter in the...
