Finding the right mental care continues to be a challenge in this country–and that needs to change. If you had asked me a few years ago why people don’t go to therapy, I would have pointed to stigma. In our society, the idea of being “unwell” is terrifying, and for a long time, there was no better way to alienate yourself than to say that you were in therapy. But today, the conversation around mental health has swelled into the public forum. High-profile actors, musicians, co

Chamique Holdsclaw, 41, played in the WNBA for 11 years — six of them with the Washington Mystics — and was a WNBA all-star six times. She is now a mental health advocate and the subject of the documentary film “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw.” She lives with her wife outside Los Angeles. You have become a mental health advocate, open about your [bipolar] illness and sharing your story with others. What was your journey like in terms of recognizing the i

Companies need to introduce systems in place to tackle mental health in the workplace, argues this entrepreneur. “You should take a mental health day.” This suggestion has become the corporate cure-all for employees experiencing burnout–which as research shows, has hit epidemic levels in America. Given our obsession with work and performance in this country I do appreciate companies that encourage downtime. But true wellness is about more than the occasional day off. What we