In Monmouth County, NJ, Echo Press News TV shares a personal account of how the emotional toll of reporting on foster care failures, missing Black children, & systemic displacement led to depression & a complete halt in writing. Confronted with the weight of “hard truth,” the author found their mission—& mental health—at risk. Relief came through holistic care: a one-hour massage session at Brookdale Community College’s Massage Therapy student clinic, recommended by the autho