Parenthood is a journey like no other. When you bring a child into your home, you make a commitment to nurture and provide for them into adulthood, which is a simple sentence to write, but much more difficult to carry out in the day to day.

Every child is uniquely wired. Even multiple children who share the same two parents and same home will all present different strengths and challenges making parenting one of the most predictably unpredictable tasks in human existence. Every parent is perfect until they bring their child home. It’s only then that most realize they don’t really know what they’re doing.

A common misconception is that depression and anxiety most deeply affect those living in colder climates. While percentages of those suffering with mental illness can be exacerbated in areas with darker/cooler climates and long winters, the fact is depression and anxiety don’t follow the barometric pressure. Even those in warm/moderate climates like Tampa Bay find themselves struggling with mental health. Thankfully there are places you can go in Tampa to get the help and support you need to manage your own depression and anxiety.