In this episode we had the chance to interview Stephanie Mitchell Hughes, an amazing mother of two that talks to Don and Chris about her journey through depression.
Stephanie Mitchell Hughes is a writer, speaker, attorney, and single mother. She was born into a family of educators and grew up listening to stories about children who were poor, often came to school hungry, and lived in very difficult circumstances. These same children returned to an empty house after school and remained there alone for several hours and sometimes overnight. The stories Stephanie heard were rooted in child abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness.
These stories shaped and informed Stephanie’s work as an attorney and social activism. Stephanie has represented children who are abused, neglected, and dependent, worked on initiatives to support victims of domestic violence, and developed other programs to empower women and girls.
Stephanie openly shares her personal story on her blog and in other places to encourage and inspire others. She tirelessly advocates to remove the stigma associated with having a mental illness. In October 2013, Stephanie talked about the importance of openly embracing life’s hard and difficult places at TedxColumbus 2013. Stephanie blogs for The Huffington Post and is a Reporter for The Shriver Report. Her work can also be found on several online publications including: Selfhelpforyoursuccess.com, Medium.com, MariaShriver.com, Project Eve, and Mamapedia. In May 2015, Stephanie told her story about living with a mental illness as a cast member of This Is My Brave.
We want to thank Stephanie Mitchell Hughes for being on the Dad Spotlight today. Whether you are a mother or father, if you are struggling with depression, Stephanie Mitchell Hughes shows that being open with your struggle and getting the help that you need is so important. We hope that if you or someone that you know is struggling with this, that this interview will help to give you some support to help you to start your own journey. You can also buy Happy Go Leafy Kratom to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Follow Stephanie on Twitter @srmhughes. Visit her website.
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