Erin Michele Franco

05/12/2025

Prevalence of Mental Illness

Overall Adults: About 1 in 4 (or 25%) U.S. adults experience mental illness annually.

Depression: A historic high, with over 18% of adults reporting current depression or treatment in 2024/2025, a significant jump since 2015, notes Gallup News.

Anxiety Disorders: Affecting around 19.1% of the population, with anxiety being a leading diagnosis.

Youth & Young Adults

Gen Z: Nearly half (46%) have been diagnosed with a mental health condition (anxiety, depression, ADHD), and 42% are in therapy, a 22% rise since 2022, reports Grow Therapy.

College Students: A hopeful sign shows declines in severe depression (down to 18%) and suicidal thoughts (to 11%) in the 2024-2025 Healthy Minds Study, reports U of M Public Health.

Mental Health Crisis: Young adults (18-29) have the highest crisis prevalence (15.1%), per Johns Hopkins.

05/12/2025

Our birth order directly influences how we perceive the world, engage in our relationships, and navigate challenges. Understanding our birth order and its impacts allows us the opportunity to be more aware of how we show up and offers us the opportunity to heal the places that may be impaired by our life fractures.

09/10/2025

https://www.prepare-enrich.com/blog/40-ideas-for-the-perfect-date/

We’ve put together the ultimate list of ideas to help you and your spouse enjoy the perfect date that hits just right.

08/09/2025

Happy Monday

04/09/2025

Women are twice as likely as men to experience depression and anxiety. Women's symptoms are often perceived as emotional rather than clinical, leading to treatment delays. Women show higher rates of internalizing disorders while men show higher rates of externalizing disorders.

Dismissed and diagnosed: Why women's mental health concerns are both over-pathologized and under-treated.

02/09/2025

Relationships are important to our growth and development. Often times we show up in our relationships through the lens of past trauma, failure, and hurt. Relationships have the power to hurt or to enhance.....The key difference being the individuals who engage in the relationship and how they engage in the relationship. When we are in relationship with healthy individuals who are committed to their own personal growth and development, we find not only the relationship but ourselves flourishing.

30/08/2025

Stop letting yourself be a second choice 🙌🏻🥹✨

30/08/2025

29/08/2025

Part of Women's mental health is understanding our monthly hormone cycle and learning ways that we can support our physical and emotional well- being throughout our cycles. The three main areas of support include diet, exercise, and self- care.

26/08/2025

Happy Tuesday!

Life is not a question of whether or not we will encounter challenges. WE WILL. Life is about how we encounter those challenges and what we produce as a result of those challenges.

A friend and I were chatting last night. Both of us have recently been in tough seasons of our development. But it was in those times that we developed patience, fortitude, and endurance. We each took away from those seasons invaluable lessons that we will carry until the end of time.

I want to encourage you today, no matter where you are at on your journey, to remain focused and committed. KNOW that the season will change and KNOW that you will be better, brighter, and more brilliant as a result of the trial.

Eliminate distractions, keep focused, and endure