Untreated: A Story of a Strong Black Woman Overcoming Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

After years of battling depression and suicidal thoughts, Zoe's children are taken from her and placed into foster care. As she struggles to come to terms with her current situation, she finds that her image of the strong Black woman has been shattered. Zoe has found herself facing the harsh realities of living with untreated depression, resulting in the loss of her marriage, her children, her job, and her home. Zoe has faced career and financial struggles as well as cultural and racial stressors with no knowledge and skills of how to overcome these challenges. She feels forced into therapy, mistrustful of a system that seems unlikely to understand her or treat her effectively. But then she finds hope and begins to rebuild her life.