mental health – David Haldane

May 6, 2021

Forgetting Who You Are

By David Haldane May 6, 2021 The scene made me cry. In it, Anthony Hopkins—who recently won an academy award for his performance in “The […]

April 15, 2021

Permanent Damage

By David Haldane April 15, 2021 This morning we finally had the talk. I’m sure you’re familiar with it or, if you’re a parent, probably […]

February 25, 2021

Taking Care

By David Haldane Feb. 25, 2021 A few months ago, I got an astounding call. “Hi Dad,” my 34-year-old son said, “why don’t you come […]

November 19, 2020

Blood Pressure: Why Mine is Lower in the Philippines

By David Haldane Nov. 19, 2020 At first, I didn’t believe it. “Your blood pressure is very high,” the doctor said, looking several degrees sterner […]

October 29, 2020

The Cost of Fear

By David Haldane Oct. 29, 2020 The meeting was awkward. It involved three grown men standing on the sidewalk of a public park. One of […]

October 22, 2020

Suicide in the Time of Covid

By David Haldane Oct. 22, 2020 The pictures are hard to look at. Posted by a friend in Dalaguete, Cebu, they show a lovely young […]

April 23, 2020

Depression

By David Haldane April 23, 2020 It feels like a dark weight that’s dragging you down. For a while you resist it by applying pressure […]