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


Ep. 30 Aisha Sultan | Shining Light on Shadows: "Things We Don't Talk About," A PBS Series on Mental Health
Aisha Sultan just launched a series on Mental Health airing on Nine PBS in St. Louis. She will also talk about her own mental health journey.

Neil Parekh
May 20


Redefining Motherhood as Your Kids Become More Independent
People don’t talk much about the sense of loss you feel when you are no longer your child's primary caregiver. Discovering a sense of self after so many years of focusing on someone else is not easy.

Dawn Helmrich
May 6


A Mother's Heartache, A Mother's Resilience
Pictures, videos, memory boxes—these are all that remain of my daughter Adaya, and sometimes, they hold her echo so vividly that they break me all over again.

Amanda Kranz
May 6


Ep. 29 Amanda Kranz | Shining Light on Shadows: A Mother's Love—An Unbreakable Bond Through Life or Death
Amanda Kranz will share how she has coped with the loss of her daughter, just three months after being born.

Neil Parekh
May 6


Neil Parekh's Evolution as a Mental Health Advocate
I've had a front row seat for Neil's evolution as a mental health advocate, watching him share more of himself with every episode. Now, he's talking about his recent diagnosis of Adult ADHD.

Dawn Helmrich
Apr 21


Updating My Diagnosis at 51—It’s Adult ADHD and RSD, Not Anxiety and Depression
I was diagnosed with Adult ADHD last Fall at the age of 51. Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a big way in which it manifests itself in me.

Neil Parekh
Apr 21


Ep. 28 Neil Parekh | Shining Light on Shadows: Mental Health Advocacy and a New Diagnosis at 51—Adult ADHD
This episode focuses on Neil's mental health journey, evolution as an advocate and recent Adult ADHD diagnosis.

Neil Parekh
Apr 21


The Inside Story of Writing “The Blue Flower Curtain”
The book is about resilience, perseverance, mental health struggles, addiction—the roller coaster of life packed with a punch of trauma.

Dawn Helmrich
Apr 9


Ep. 27 Sexual Assault Awareness Month | Shining Light on Shadows: "The Blue Flower Curtain" by Dawn Helmrich
This episode focuses on Dawn's story of being violently raped at gunpoint 31 years ago. More than anything, it is a story of resilience.

Neil Parekh
Apr 8
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