I witnessed a very courageous act. A tenured university professor admitted to the entire Interwebs her battle with debilitating depression. Why was this such a simple act of bravery? Because so many people experience the same debilitating issue and yet no one ever talks about it.
I was one of those people. I can relate wholeheartedly to Dr. Coleman’s daringly honest essay on her struggle with depression. When I look back at my graduate school years, I recall most vividly the moments that don’t appear anywhere on social media or my academic resume. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was far from alone. Life happens along the way to the Ph.D. and oftentimes so does depression….
