Your Mental Health Is Not a Shameful Secret
Secrets so often are associated with shame. In keeping these pieces hidden, I feel like I would be endorsing the view that mental illness is something to be ashamed of and it’s just not.
Why We Must Renew Our Vows to Recovery
Hope can be hard to hold onto when, in the course of our efforts, we face inevitable challenges like insurance coverage cutting out early — for many folks, this may even happen repeatedly. When fighting against life-threatening mental illnesses, this extra effort can be exhausting.
Why I Don’t Want to Write Your Name
You may look like nothing more than a broken tree branch. But you are something solid, strong real, graceful. You can take flight—you can glide. You are awesomely weird.
#HEAVYANDLIGHT 2017
We're thrilled to announce the lineup and start the presale for our favorite night of the year. HEAVY AND LIGHT is happening once again, Saturday April 1 at House of Blues Orlando.
Depression Is Not a Weakness
"Depression is not a failure, just as winter is not a mistake among the seasons. Denying depression is like expecting summer to supply snow or autumn to bear blossoms."
How I Found Myself After I Lost My Mother to Addiction
"In situations like this, I often ask myself, 'What are my choices right now?'"
Your Love Still Works.
"Last February was maybe the hardest month of my life."
I Will Meet You at the Top
“Dear depression, You don't own me.”
Save the Date: Heavy and Light is Saturday, April 1
“Our favorite night of the year is just around the corner.”
THE STORM WILL PASS.
“We've always sold t-shirts but when the storms come, people show up looking for something to help them stay dry. We decided to make a rain jacket and we wondered if it could be more than just a rain jacket.”
Reasons for You to Keep Living
“So today, no matter how little you think you’ve come in recovery, no matter how many mistakes you've made, please know that you would be doing a disservice to this world by taking yourself away from it.”
For The Days When You Need a Reminder That You Are Worth the Fight
“Hope always seemed like something abstract to me. It was out there, somehow, just maybe not for me. But now I’ve learned that it’s a tangible thing.”
