National Alcohol Screening Day: Take Your Free Screening
"National Alcohol Screening Day was started to help individuals assess their drinking and substance use patterns and get connected to resources for treatment and recovery."
Heavy and Light 2017 Live Stream
An evening of songs, conversation, and hope, featuring Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, The Rocket Summer (acoustic), Propaganda (spoken word) and Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow.
What Yoga Taught Me About Appreciating Where I Am Today
Despite the overwhelming anxiety I felt being in that space and trying something new for myself, I felt good, even empowered, when I headed home.
Learning My Limits
The corkscrew, the bottle opener, the twist cap all became a shield. Alcohol began to create a diversion from my depression.
I Was a Mother and a Business Owner With a Drinking Problem
I didn’t seem like an archetypal drunk. I was in my forties, a mother of three who was running her own business.
What Depression Is Like
Depression is like turning a corner and finding an abyss. It’s like realizing the path you were following has completely vanished.
One Year Clean
Over the last three years, I’ve strung together periods of time where I was clean from self-harm for a single day, an entire week, even ten months — only to relapse. It’s frustrating. But there’s no shame in that. Today though, I’ve reached a full year of being clean.
The Monster Book of Questions and Answers
I wish I could write a letter to my younger self and tell her that she’s brave and smart and funny and good. I can’t, though, so I’m writing to you, to tell you exactly those things.
What You Deserve
You can take back control of your life. You can talk back to the voice in your head and tell it to be quiet. You can get dressed and leave your home to go to work because depression isn't your boss. You can choose to ignore the things that people say. You can choose to keep going.
We Need to Talk About Depression (So Why Not Start With Mine)
My depression was like getting stuck in traffic. I was there against my will. I was running out of fresh air. Everything was blurry. My thoughts and feelings were crossing and running around, and I didn’t even know if they were mine or someone else’s.
Q&A With Author and Poet Tyler Knott Gregson
On March 28, poet and TWLOHA supporter Tyler Knott Gregson will be releasing his third book titled “Wildly into the Dark.” He describes the work as: “typewriter poems and the rattlings of a curious mind.”
Stories From the Road: NerdCon
There is a power we hold and a purpose we serve simply by showing up for one another.
