Shades of Blue: Writers on Depression, Suicide, and Feeling Blue
Synopsis "Shades of Blue: Writers on Depression, Suicide, and Feeling Blue "
The silent epidemic of depression affects millions of people and takes dozens of lives everyday, while our culture grapples with a stigma against open discussion of mental health issues. Editor Amy Ferris has collected these stories to illuminate the truth behind that stigma and offer compassion, solidarity, and hope for all those who have struggled with depression.Contributors to Shades of Blue include:Barbara AbercrombieSherry AmatensteinRegina AnavyChloe CaldwellJimmy CampDebra LoGuercio DeAngeloMarika Rosenthal DelanHollye DexterBeverly DonofrioBeth Bornstein DunningtonMatt EbertBetsy Graziani FasbinderZoe FitzGerald CarterPam L. HoustonDavid LacyPatti LinskyMark S. KingCaroline LeavittKaren LynchLira MaywoodC.O. MoedMark MorganLinda Joy MyersChristine Kehl O’HaganJennifer PastiloffRuth PennebakerAngela M. Giles PatelAlexa RosalskyElizabeth RosnerKathryn RountreeKitty SheehanJenna StonejudywhiteSamantha WhiteShades of Blue brings the conversation around depression and sadness into the open with real, first-hand accounts of depression and mental health issues, offering empathy to all those who have been affected by these issues.It’s time to scream out loud against this silent annihilator: We are not alone.