A few weeks ago, we interviewed Heidi Bartle, a Colorado mom with depression about her bipolar disorder, about her beautiful children’s book “When Mommy is Sad.”  And then on social media, we recently saw the question “What do you wish people knew about your mental illness?” The responses have a common theme: that no two […]

Mother of four Peggy Green has known loss. The Denver mom’s daughter passed away at 9 months old. And her son Connor died by suicide in 2018. She has since dedicated herself to sharing her journey of grief in hopes of helping others. Peggy’s first book, Life After Child Loss: The Mother’s Survival Guide to Cope […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we recently watched an interview with Katie Couric on the TODAY show about her breast cancer diagnosis. (Read her essay Why Not Me? on her website about her diagnosis. In her interview, she talked about the importance of undergoing a mammogram and the importance of learning whether or […]

October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day and a Colorado bereavement doula has co-released a film to help begin this conversation.  be still takes a thoughtful look at stillbirth and how grief manifests itself in the lonely and isolating world of loss. The  12-minute film has been met with critical acclaim, winning awards […]

Do you have a picky eater?   My friend’s son only had two food groups for years: McDonald’s and pizza. His parents were incredibly frustrated and tried so many tips and tactics to get him to branch out…and he eventually did but it took several years and this was after exhaustive testing to ensure he […]

Do you have an anxious child? I remember being nervous about important tests or athletic tryouts. It wasn’t until COVID and lockdowns hit that I had even a small inkling of what anxiety and panic attacks can feel like. I have a child who has struggled with depression and the occasional anxiety attack but never […]

We recently learned about a beautiful children’s book “When Mommy is Sad” written by Heidi Bartle, a Colorado mom who has struggled with depression and bipolar disorder. In the book, she explores her feelings and actions and their impact on her family. She shares her steps toward recovery include self-care, meeting with doctors, taking medication, […]

John and Karla Tartz have never worked in a mental health clinic, let alone opened their own, but they have business talking about the brain. “We started to research things and get busy about a year ago,” said John, sitting beside his wife in the lobby of Rose NeuroSpa in Lone Tree. “We’re finding there […]

Reflecting on my growing up years, I not so fondly remember how my mother would keep the house at a frigid 65-ish degrees. In the dead of winter. There is nothing like waking up in the morning and having to check your extremities for frostbite. One night when I was staying there with my newborn […]

When the COVID-19 pandemic pushed schools to around the country to cancel in-person classes, Emma Warford was 15 years old, an active athlete, a good student and functioning well. However, as days turned to weeks and weeks to months, Warford said she began worrying about her weight while sitting at home in quarantine. The then-sophomore […]