An energetic ensemble cast, combined with expert tap dancing and gorgeous costumes, makes “42nd Street” at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire a must-see. Before appearing on the Broadway stage in the 1980s, “42nd Street” was a movie musical that came out during the Depression, serving as pleasant distraction amid bread lines and surging unemployment. With […]
Back in December, the editors at Make It Better asked me to write about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). But I just couldn’t muster up the energy to open my laptop. Because like 10 percent of all Chicagoland residents, I suffer from SAD, a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year – […]
Not everyone is a fan of a Chicago snowstorm.
You want to be the best parent you can be–and when your teen is hurting, you’re looking for answers. Make It Better offers this guide to local and national resources on teen depression: Make It Better Articles: Teen Depression: Three Mistakes Parents Can’t Afford to Make Talk About It, Please! Teen Depression and Suicide Therapy […]
As the weather changes and the birds start singing, we are ready to experience joy, excitement and hope. Maybe a change for the better in ourselves. But our lives may be weighed down with old habits of depression and anxiety, unnecessary worry and suffering, impulsive reactions to others or a constant churning restlessness. For many […]
On the battlefield of high school, lying is highly effective artillery. Teens protect themselves from judgment by fibbing. About what they did this weekend. About who they did it with. About how much they studied for that test. About whatever. So, when 18-year-old Claire Kaufman told the truth to other kids at her high school […]
Depression. The word can stop people in their tracks. Admit it: We avert our eyes, feel queasy, get jumpy and want to run away when we hear it. Depression seems nebulous and scary, like a ghost, and many of us don’t really know what the term means. But how do you fight something you can’t […]
