A Rookie Again
"When your profession lists strength and bravery as job requirements, there isn’t much space left for vulnerability."
Regrip. Refocus.
"You survived this past year. You might have sprinted across the finish line or you might have limped at the end of the pack, but you made it."
Learning to Tell Stories
"My entire life I've tried to run away from myself. I'd think of what was wrong, and I'd come to the conclusion that it was all of me."
Tonight in Yoga
"Tonight, you say: I was made to breathe and move and give, which is to say love. Love. I was made to love."
To Whom It May Concern
"If you’re in pain today, you’re not the only one. And that doesn’t minimize the suffering either one of us has to endure, but we’re both in pain and alive together."
Sierra DeMulder Supports TWLOHA With Release of “Today Means Amen”
Spoken word poet Sierra DeMulder talks about writing, recovery, and why she's supporting TWLOHA with the release of her new book.
I Am Not Going Anywhere
"As I struggled day-by-day, moment-by-moment with self-injury, she would say, 'I’m not going anywhere.'"
Learning to Accept Love for Yourself
"Sometimes we think we’re protecting others from the storms that swell within us. After all, if we let them in, they may not know how to weather those storms."
For When You Think Your Existence Doesn’t Matter
“And eventually you will learn to love the body that loves you back, for it’s the only thing that’s been with you your whole life.”
Promise Me Tomorrow
"I'm sorry for how many days you've spent not wanting to see the next. I'm sorry for how much it hurts, and I'm sorry you have to drag that hurt behind you everywhere you go."
To Those Who May Not Understand
“And to those who are in recovery or to those who maybe haven't quite figured out what that means, please remember that it is quite OK to have bad days.”
What a Blessing: Saying Goodbye to the Fall 2015 Interns
"We love our interns, and ‘thank you’ never seems like enough."
