Depression and anxiety are real. They aren't physical, but you can see them if you look close enough.

We’ve all been her, a parent in a struggle feeling like she’s not enough. Like, she maybe shouldn’t be a mom.

Mental illness is an inconvenience. There are days we wake up and feel off and think, ugh, not today. Because we know it's going to be a day we struggle with our mental health.

Am I the only mom struggling with my mental health? Am I the only mom who’s exhausted but can't fall asleep at night because I worry about everything?

The truth is motherhood is hard. It’s not picture perfect or over-the-moon happiness all the time.

There are some hard days where we picture ourselves drowning in a pond. Our hand is reaching out, but the cold water consumes our body.

I’m a part of the moms on antidepressants club. It’s a not-so-secret society made up of moms who suffer from depression and anxiety.

Be the person who calls her asking how her first therapy session went. And even if she wasn’t sure about it, encourages her to try again.

Your past doesn’t define the mom you are today. You are the hope that she can get better.