Daniel Reyes Hannah, a 33-year-old mother of two in Minneapolis, left her marketing job after her second child was born to manage the family’s care full-time. Her husband Daniel’s tech employer offered solid health coverage, and she joined his plan during open enrollment without much thought. Eight months later, struggling with insomnia, intrusive thoughts about harm, and … Read more
Devon, a 34-year-old emergency department nurse in Portland, Oregon, came home from a difficult overnight shift in early 2025 and could not stop replaying a pediatric code. Her therapist had suggested grounding techniques, but the racing thoughts overwhelmed five-finger breathing. A coworker handed her a half-finished granny square and a hook the next week, and … Read more
Diego, a 41-year-old construction supervisor in Albuquerque, was started on a six-week taper of high-dose prednisone for severe poison oak dermatitis after a hiking trip. By the second week he was sleeping three hours a night, talking faster than his wife had ever heard, planning to refinance the house to fund a side business in … Read more