Follow Your Heart, Not Your Fears
“I went through a handful of these situations, which my best friend dubbed “Braveheart” moments; these were moments where I chose to listen to my brave heart rather than the voice of fear in my head.”
The Rainy Months
“As we stood out in the rain, I felt alive again.”
How Music Saved My Life
“When the pangs of feeling alone threatened to overtake me, I discovered mercy in composing. When I found myself paralyzed by desolation and fear, melodies stepped in to share my burden.”
Searching for Purpose
“Why does your life matter? Because you’re making it matter.”
Community of Care
As you invite more people to join you on your journey, you’ll find that your steps get lighter.
The Symphony in the Ginkgo Tree
“Something about the tree stuck with me more than music, more than words, and, at the time, more than people.”
The Words You Need to Hear
“All along, it was people who would grow me and teach me and show me what actually mattered when it comes to being human and hopeful and a little bit lost (and okay with it) in this lifetime.”
We’ll See You Tomorrow.
It doesn’t end tonight. It doesn’t stop at midnight with the close of National Suicide Prevention Week. i don’t know about you, but this week has me excited for the future.
Recovering the Desire to Live
I had to work very hard, every day, to keep the part of me that wanted to live stronger than the part that wanted to die.
TWLOHA Donates $5,000 to Crisis Text Line
This donation will help the text line provide 2,000 hours of crisis support to more than 3,000 youth over the course of one year.
There Was For Her. There Was For Me.
It made me realize that the thing that surprises you is the simple stuff. It's the thing you would have never have known you were missing out on until you lived it.
The Stories We Share
“In loving yourself and your story, you will be caring for me as well. And I need it, because while life is beautiful, beautiful is not anywhere close to easy.”
