Book Review: In the Shadow of a Badge: A Memoir about Flight 93, a Field of Angels and My Spiritual Homecoming by Lillie Leonardi Post-Traumatic Growth, Spiritual Development and Development of the Self When I saw this book advertised by Hay House, I was instantly attracted. After a quick look at Lillie Leonardi, the author’s, website, I immediately Kindled her book and read it straight through. For me, the transcendent themes of post-traumatic growth, the process of soul

Stigma and Fear Around Perinatal Mental Illness Stigma remains one of the most powerful barriers to treatment for mental illness — especially during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Research consistently shows that people living with mental illness are stereotyped as unstable, incompetent, or incapable of functioning in daily life. These cultural attitudes don’t just exist “out there.” They become internalized. Shame becomes self-stigma. Now imagine being a new mother — e