From Surviving to Thriving: My Story of Surviving a Suicide Attempt
June 27th, 2018. It’s another cloudy, yet hot summer’s day in Texas.
Not Everyone Will Like The Real You
I did not want my life to end. I wanted life as I knew it to end.
Please Stay Alive
This is both a plea and a call to action.
Wired for Connection
“We’re all just walking each other home.” – Ram Dass
Grief Is Evidence of Love
We hurt. We feel. We adjust. We emerge. Not without sore spots and an aching heart, but we do survive and we do heal.
Hearing Hope in the Birdsong: DBT & Healing From PTSD
DBT was the game-changer I never saw coming.
You Aren’t The Only One Struggling
Along with the highs, I also let others see a glimpse of my lows.
“Calm, Cool, and Collected”
The Post-Therapy Treat
I was so terrified that I would see someone I knew and they would figure out that I was there for counseling.
What To Do When The World Is On Fire
We must seek and find each other, lean into and onto each other, and be honest with those we feel safest around.
Stigma is Killing Us
What if as a society we replaced all the gut-wrenching and isolating words like stigma and its synonyms with their antonyms?
Redefining What It Means To Be Strong
I don’t need you to be strong. I just need you to be here.
