Marisol Reyes had been searching for a therapist in Houston for nearly four months when her sister-in-law mentioned a name. Marisol, a 38-year-old Mexican-American mother of three, did not want a counselor who simply spoke Spanish. She wanted someone who understood why she could not bring herself to set a boundary with her mother without … Read more
Sergeant Matthew Briggs had been out of the Army for seven years when he finally admitted he was not okay. The 41-year-old former infantryman in Colorado Springs had tried the VA twice. The first appointment was canceled after a six-week wait. The second came through, but the assigned counselor had never deployed and asked questions … Read more
Sergeant Matthew Briggs had been out of the Army for seven years when he finally admitted he was not okay. The 41-year-old former infantryman in Colorado Springs had tried the VA twice. The first appointment was canceled after a six-week wait. The second came through, but the assigned counselor had never deployed and asked questions … Read more
The Silent Suffering of an Entire Generation Your father has always been the strong one. A veteran. A small business owner. The man who fixed everything in the house and never complained about anything. But lately, something has changed. He does not want to go to his weekly poker game anymore. He has lost fifteen … Read more
The Silent Suffering of an Entire Generation Your father has always been the strong one. A veteran. A small business owner. The man who fixed everything in the house and never complained about anything. But lately, something has changed. He does not want to go to his weekly poker game anymore. He has lost fifteen … Read more
Eleanor Carruthers turned 67 in March and made the choice that millions of new Medicare enrollees make each year — she signed up for a Medicare Advantage plan rather than Original Medicare with a supplement. The plan in Tampa offered a $0 monthly premium, dental coverage, and a gym membership. Eleanor did not anticipate needing … Read more
Eleanor Carruthers turned 67 in March and made the choice that millions of new Medicare enrollees make each year — she signed up for a Medicare Advantage plan rather than Original Medicare with a supplement. The plan in Tampa offered a $0 monthly premium, dental coverage, and a gym membership. Eleanor did not anticipate needing … Read more
Hannah Bergstrom’s HR rep told her, with cheerful certainty, that her Aetna HMO was “great coverage.” Hannah, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Minneapolis, took her first therapy job seriously. She found a clinician who specialized in postpartum mental health. The clinician was excellent. The clinician was also out of network. Hannah called Aetna to … Read more
Hannah Bergstrom’s HR rep told her, with cheerful certainty, that her Aetna HMO was “great coverage.” Hannah, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Minneapolis, took her first therapy job seriously. She found a clinician who specialized in postpartum mental health. The clinician was excellent. The clinician was also out of network. Hannah called Aetna to … Read more
Diane was forty-four, a bookkeeper in Cleveland, when she got the call about her son Eli at 11:47pm on a Tuesday. He was twenty-two. He had used heroin in a parking lot behind a Dollar General with a friend, and the friend had recognised the blue lips and called 911 instead of running, which was … Read more