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Struggles of Mental Health: A Look into Hope and Madness

Struggles of Mental Health: A Look into Hope and Madness

by juliehartig | May, 2024 | Digging Deeper | Exploring Ideas, Systems, and Hard Questions

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to shine a spotlight on the often overlooked and stigmatized topic of mental health. I invite you to join me as I look at a handful of struggles related to mental illness through the lens of my upcoming novel, Hope and...
The Monster Within – a Short Story of Abuse, Survival, and Power

The Monster Within – a Short Story of Abuse, Survival, and Power

by juliehartig | Nov, 2023 | Books | Fiction and Creative Works by Julie Hartig

Trigger warning: Domestic abuse, murder, police violence, mental illness, miscarriage Tina believed in monsters. She’d been hunted by one and was being hunted still. His name was Johnny. A patient predator who possessed a talent for deploying psychological...
Book Cover: Inspiration from Van Gogh’s Art and Life

Book Cover: Inspiration from Van Gogh’s Art and Life

by juliehartig | Oct, 2023 | Writing Life and Craft | Process, Practice and Making Stories

As I prepared to share my first drafts, I felt an overwhelming urge to include a book cover. Maybe it was procrastination, or an attempt to add a professional flourish to compensate for my uncertainty in the writing, but I believe books should be a feast for our eyes....
An Authorial Review of Where’d You Go Bernadette

An Authorial Review of Where’d You Go Bernadette

by juliehartig | Sep, 2023 | Reading Companions | Books, Authors, and Ideas in Conversation

General Information How I came to read this book The book was very popular when it was released, but the primary reason for me to read it was a protagonist with mental health issues.  Overall Impression The book had some very humorous sections, but some of the...
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