An Open Letter to Those Afraid of What Comes Next
"You can make it to the other side of this, to a place where you believe in hope even as you acknowledge your fear. That suffering you mentioned? It feels endless, but it is not."
Topic: anxiety
Don’t Apologize for Existing
"I didn’t realize how much I was doing it until my dad said, 'Stop apologizing for existing.'”
Stories From the Road
Chad Moses recounts his "summer" on the road and shares some of the stories he carried with him.
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."
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."
