“Running held a prominent place in my mental health kit, as essential as medication and therapy. Running reduced the number of naps I took, increased my self-esteem, made me more accountable, prevented my psychiatrist from having to increase or change my medication, and likely kept me out of the hospital, but it hadn’t cured me.”
― Nita Sweeney, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink
