Over the years, running has been an outlet for some of the most difficult days, and an expression of some of my greatest victories. There’s something sacred about picking a direction, and with one step after another putting all of my focus and energy into a single linear goal.
Musician Braden Barries discusses the power of music, the importance of mental health, and how he's carrying hope across genres with his two new albums.
TWLOHA turns 12 today. That's 12 years of stories still going, 12 years of hope and help, 12 years of breaking silence and challenging stigma. Whether you found us back in 2006 or yesterday or somewhere in between, we want to take this moment to say thank you.
Movement is so much more than a weapon of shame and my story is proof that it can be rewired.
My best advice to someone dealing with a mental illness is this: figure out what helps you the most.
Everything I saw, every person I encountered, all of the delicious food (and gelato) I consumed, and every memory I captured on film or in my journal, would not have been same had I been hindered by alcohol.
I’m writing to you from the inside. From the mouth of the lion. The bottom of the well. It’s dark down here, and it’s lonely. But we’re here together. And I’m telling you: there’s something better waiting for us.
For me, being isolated was the scariest thing. The days I felt most depressed and suicidal were only enhanced when I isolated myself; when I decided that no one wanted to hang out with me or loved me. Those days were the worst.
Join us on Saturday, March 10, 2018, for #HEAVYANDLIGHT live from the House of Blues Orlando! The livestream will begin at 7 PM EST.
It takes a boldness to say that your brain is sick. That you need help. That you can’t do whatever this is alone anymore.
In college, I would put on gym clothes, tell my roommates I was going to workout, and sneak to counseling. As soon as I started being more open about my mental health struggles, my life got exponentially better.
By highlighting these tales of human struggle, emotion, and triumph, we hope to share in the wonder of storytelling, and embrace the many ways it can bring us to feel and relate.
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