B’s Voice - The Covid Diaries

Meet B, she has chosen to remain anonymous.

The pandemic was a time unlike any other—bringing isolation, fear, and an overwhelming mental health crisis that touched so many lives. For one mom, it became her breaking point. Juggling the roles of healthcare worker, wife, and mother, she faced the darkest days of her mental health journey while watching her child struggle with anxiety and depression. This is her story—raw, real, and deeply human. A story of pain, perseverance, and the powerful reminder that you are not alone. Through her book, The COVID Diaries, she reaches out to anyone feeling isolated in their own battle, offering hope and connection in the midst of hardship.

Here is her story.

During the pandemic, I experienced the worst mental health crash of my life.
Not just as a mom.
Not just as a healthcare worker.
Not just as a wife.
But as a human being.

It felt like everything was unraveling at once, my responsibilities, my resilience, my sense of control. I was carrying so much: trying to care for patients, trying to support my family, trying to smile through the ache in my chest. But inside, I was crumbling.

And I know I wasn’t the only one.

To all the moms out there who are silently carrying the weight of their children’s mental health struggles.
To the parents who’ve seen their kids battling anxiety, depression, self-harm, or suicidal thoughts.
I see you. I know what that feels like.

It’s terrifying. It’s heartbreaking. It’s isolating in ways you can’t put into words. And when you’re in the thick of it, no amount of advice makes it better. People mean well, but they can’t understand the ache in your bones when your child is hurting and you can’t fix it.

That’s why I wrote my book, The COVID Diaries.

I wrote it for the people who feel alone in a room full of others. For the moms quietly breaking behind closed doors. For the kids who can’t explain the heaviness they carry. For the dads, the husbands, the partners, everyone who’s trying to hold it all together when it feels like everything is falling apart.

You’re not alone.

Your children are not alone.

And maybe if someone reads this and feels seen, feels comforted, or feels even a little less alone in this world, then every word was worth writing.

So I’ll say it again:
Share your story.
Because someone out there needs to hear it.

-B

Check out The Covid Diaries below!

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