Karis Rogerson

Here’s the thing about faking it: eventually, the truth comes out, or someone gets hurt. So I'm going to talk about my virginity on first dates!

When I held Baby J for the first time, everything shuffled into place. For the kids, I see every reason to breathe. They love me. I don’t know why.

There’s a reason I turn to Friends when I get depressed. Ok, I lied, there are several reasons.

Here’s the thing about depression: it cycles. Even when I’m on medication, going to therapy and doing everything I’m able to do in order to stay healthy and keep it at bay, it bleeds in and out of my soul.

It's ok to be sad and happy at the same time. I think that’s the beauty of life — how unpredictable it is and how adaptable we are as humans.

Selfies are one of the easiest indicators of my mental health.

Up until a couple of weeks ago, I was a 23-year-old who had never been on a date.

Hospitalizations make me realize my own shortcomings when it comes to placing mental illness on the same plane as physical illness

S.A. Chakraborty is the debut author of The City of Brass, a sweeping and epic fantasy from Harper Voyager that brings to life Middle Eastern history.

Am I misrepresenting? Am I misunderstanding? Am I misremembering?