You Are Not Your Madness
"Pretending everything is calm when a war has broken loose inside you means you’ll never live the life you were meant to live."
Topic: anxiety
Be Brave. Use Your Voice.
"This is for you: who has forgotten that you deserve the world simply because you’re in it."
When Everyone Sits at the Table
"I am enough. I am. You are too."
Don’t Allow Others to Judge How You Heal
"So what I want to say to you, knowing what I know now, is this: Don't allow others to judge how you heal."
On Measuring Up
"You aren't wasting time. You aren't being a burden. You aren't taking away resources from people who 'need it more.'"
Why Sharing My Story Helps Me Fight Isolation
"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."
When Hope Starts to Speak
"And now… now I know can believe hope when it starts to speak to me through the darkness."
Watching What You Say
"Part of me still hears this nearly instinctual internal voice saying, 'Everyone gets it. You’re depressed. Stop bringing it up already.'”
Anxiety, Alcohol, and a Second Chance at Joy
"For the longest time, I thought it was easier to be drunk. Now I know that it’s easier to be sober."
A Pep Talk (To Middle School Me)
"You’re going to learn what to hold on to and that it’s okay to let go of some things. And some people."
Ringing Truth
"After searching the term 'non-binary' on Google, I wrapped it around myself like a security blanket."
Finding My Way Home
"I had taken so many twists and turns and had become so entangled in my depression and self-injury that I didn’t know where – or who – I was anymore."
