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NEIL PAREKH'S
LENS ON LIFE BLOG
Thoughts and observations on mental health, technology, social media, photography and more.


Parenting a Child with Social Anxiety Disorder
The truth is you have to allow people with mental health issues, all people, to decide what is best for them.

Dawn Helmrich
Mar 25


Ep. 26 Jim Yu | Shining Light on Shadows: Borderline Personality Disorder Support for Families
We want the best for our children, but what happens when your child has Borderline Personality Disorder or Social Anxiety Disorder?

Neil Parekh
Mar 24


Ep. 25 Pradnya Haldipur | Shining Light on Shadows: Managing Mental Health While Still Being Effective At Work
How can employers and supervisors create a supportive environment for people struggling with their mental health?

Neil Parekh
Mar 13


Cherish Your Memories; Losing Them to Trauma Is Devastating | EMDR Helped
Because I really wanted to know what it was that I had repressed as a child, I decided to have EMDR therapy.

Dawn Helmrich
Feb 26


Ep. 24 Dawn Helmrich Neuburg | Shining Light on Shadows: Accessing Repressed Memories Through EMDR
Imagine not being able to remember your childhood. Any of it. Because of trauma. Because of repressed memories. This is Dawn's story.

Neil Parekh
Feb 25


Our Wesleyan University Love Story
Wesleyan has always been an important part of our life. We’ve gone to reunions, revisited campus and some of our closest friends are Alumni.

Neil Parekh
Feb 15


Ep. 23 Tim Fielder | Shining Light on Shadows: EMDR as an Option for Processing Trauma
What do you know about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR? Tim Fielder will be sharing his story for the first time.

Neil Parekh
Feb 11


The Anticipated Joy of Motherhood; The Devastation of Miscarriage; The Joy of Motherhood
“I still remember the four babies I lost AND I cherish the fact that I have two beautiful, healthy, happy children."

Dawn Helmrich
Jan 23


My Experience with an Episode of Clinical Depression / Hospitalization
Finally talking publicly about a topic that always felt like a forbidden conversation: my own mental health experience.

Melissa Ludtke
Jan 21
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