Why I Relate to Fictional Characters
“I realized that if I didn’t want this outcome for Sam, I shouldn’t want it for myself either.”
Why Your Story Matters
“Real stories are powerful because they give us evidence that things can change. They show us possibilities in impossible situations.”
Breaking Free of Silence and Shame
“Even when I have denied it, trauma has been as real and powerful a force as gravity in my life.”
A Safer Escape
“At that time, all I knew was that I needed what seemed like a safer escape before things got even more dangerous.”
Sasquatch 2015: Invitation and Response
If you’re reading this, this is your invitation. What is the one thing you wish could say? What is the one thing you need to hear?
Change Isn’t the Enemy
“I’m growing into myself. I’m learning to fit my heart in places that didn’t have room before.”
Hope in the Face of Grief
“Most nights I was too afraid to fall asleep because of the possibility of what kind of phone call could wake me up.”
Monster in the Dark
"These are my voices in the dark. This is the four-headed monster tapping on the window during the black night of my soul."
Breaking Through the Darkness
“I’d made multiple attempts over almost a decade, but up until this past year I hadn’t felt a true desire to let go of my eating disorder.”
Waiting Rooms
“I am choosing to look at May as an opportunity to defeat the fear that threatens us. And I am choosing to welcome the future as the gift that it really is.”
The World I Want
“There’s a wall between those of us classified as ‘normal’ and those who fear they will never attain that normalcy.”
Written on a Good Day
“Know that, despite how alone you feel, there are always people here with outstretched arms and hearts to help you heal.”
