I have lived with mental health issues since I was a child. PTSD, depression, suicidal ideation (and attempts), CPTSD, anxiety, eating disorders, etc. My life has been far from perfect. I have had to deal with abuse on multiple levels. I don't really like talking about it. I&

From a very young girl’s age, I’ve used gratitude in my life. Being grateful is something that I was innately doing, and at the time, not knowing what it meant. When I look back over my upbringing, I came from a single-parent household. My mom, who raised me

Here is Margaret's story of working through depression with gratitude.

"Believe it or not but Gratitude is a law of the universe."

I was raised in a family that has damaged roots. My mother became an alcoholic narcissist and my dad is her submissive enabler. My sister the golden child who knew how to jump through my mother's burning hoops is also badly damaged. Only found that out last year.

Five years ago my husband and I decided to take the biggest leap of our lives. We resigned from our jobs, sold our belongings, and moved continents with 4 children in tow - the youngest 4 weeks old. Leading up to this leap, we were surrounded and led by so

Personally, 2020 was a bad year for me. Right before the pandemic swept through the world, I had my own health crisis sweep over me. I contracted the flu and this prompted a complete physical and emotional shutdown. Even now, I still can only eat 5 foods, my body is

Nothing pains more than the pain of a failed marriage/long relationship where you've invested your emotions. This was my exact situation 2 years ago. I tried everything I could but things escalated from bad to worse since I was in a relationship with a narcissist. You know

I am the middle child of five to a single mom who grew up in a small village in Quebec, Canada. We didn't always have our basic needs met but every summer and winter holiday was spent at my grandmother's in Toronto. It was hard to

I started using the Gratitude app daily just about a month ago after randomly coming upon it several months ago and loading it, but not using it until now. I believe I was seeking to reconnect with myself in very challenging times where feeling disconnected and unhappy had become the

I was in my late 30’s. I had finally finished my undergraduate degree but lived in an isolated community. I had just graduated but had no personal transportation. Then I lost my apartment. My family was not in a position to help me. My mother cried when she realized

I am living alone now after my wife died of breast cancer almost two years ago. It was so sad for me because she never told me or anybody else about her condition. Our two daughters have been married and live in their own homes. My youngest son recently moved