Author Archives: Laura Kaponer

Originally published at https://www.blufftonsun.com/having-an-invisible-disability-doesnt-make-it-any-less-real/ on Jan 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Laura Kaponer is a consumer of mental health services and recently open public advocate for living with a mental illness, rather than a professional mental health care provider.

It’s easy …

Originally published at https://www.blufftonsun.com/stigma-that-hurts-most-is-one-we-put-on-ourselves/ on Feb 19, 2019

All too often I hear my mentally ill peers shame themselves for their symptoms or treatments. When it feels as if the whole world is against us, it’s more important than ever …

Originally published at https://www.blufftonsun.com/my-suicide-attempts-were-not-a-sign-of-weakness/ on Mar 19, 2019

Far too often I hear others say something in regards to the supposition that suicide is about weakness. I can see how it might seem that way from the outside looking in, …

Originally published at https://www.blufftonsun.com/key-to-good-mental-health-is-how-you-handle-whatever-happens/ on Apr 16, 2019

The periods in my life when I was the most balanced and stable were not necessarily the most peaceful or happiest times. They were, however, the times I was best prepared with …

Originally published at https://www.blufftonsun.com/the-reality-of-food-addiction-being-enslaved-to-a-habit/ on Jun 18, 2019

Addiction: The state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.…