Throughout history people have made statements about the importance of kindness. Aristotle defines kindness as “helpfulness towards...

Is Mental Illness a Life Sentence? What felt like a life sentence to Susan Natzke-Ingram began in the spring of 1994. This is her...

Every year on the Holidays I feel suicidal. Because of The Gathering Place celebrations, this year I did not.” Anonymous So many...

Hi there. I wish to begin by saying that I love my comfort zone. It is nice and safe. I make all of the rules in my comfort zone. With...

Can a person that has mental illness experience happiness? Some people believe that there is no hope for people with mental health...

Rampant in the news over the past several years are reports about gun violence and mass shootings across this country. This of course is...

This is a reprint of a story from the book I wrote, “Give Me Hope” written in 1996 with some revisions. This is how I felt at the time....

By Amy Payne, Executive Director of The Gathering Place The other day, I was out to eat, and I heard a table of people discussing high...