Karis Rogerson

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.

In a moment when I couldn’t write myself, it was the writing of others that brought me back from the brink of my depressive episode.

Tomi Adeyemi might be the writer whose book deal seared me with insane jealousy and sent waves crashing through the book world.

"I think that you're never too old to read about hope, love, and redemption."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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