Out of darkness

The fourth annual “Out of the Darkness” suicide awareness and prevention walk will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Luverne City Park. The event raises money for research to end and prevent suicide and shows community support for those who have lost loved ones to suicide or have struggled personally with suicide. It coincides with similar walks nationwide during September, which…

Brain health is health. This concept lives in my mind, daily. I have worked as a mental health therapist for the past 15 years. The more research emerges, the better we understand the inner workings of the brain, and yet, we have so very far to go to best understand illness and best recovery treatments.  Some things have changed in the 15 years that I've been involved in this field, but the…