What Works For Me May Not Work For You
My best advice to someone dealing with a mental illness is this: figure out what helps you the most.
Topic: bipolar
I Am Not Ashamed
How can I be so certain that taking medication is the best course of action for me? Well, I’ve gone on and off of them for years—causing relapses and hospitalizations. I caused damage by not accepting my illness for what it is—an illness.
You Don’t Have to Suffer for Your Art
You don’t have to suffer for your art. You don’t have to prioritize your creativity over your health. You don’t have to destroy your life because of a lie stigma wants you to believe.
A Safety Plan for When Life Gets Rough
We need to learn how to create elbow and knee pads for our mental health.
Working It: How Jessica Manuszak Built a Rock Solid Business After Hitting Rock Bottom
A Safety Plan for When Life Gets Rough
We need to learn how to create elbow and knee pads for our mental health.
How Photography Saved My Life
Have you ever felt scared and alone? Helpless, hopeless, or worthless? Like everything is suddenly out of control?
What Recovery From Mental Illness Really Looks Like
So while we can’t expect it to be steady and linear, recovery from mental illness is undeniably possible. No matter the number of times we take one step back, there are always steps forward awaiting to be taken.
Bonnaroo: Speaking Hope Into Vulnerable Places
For years I opted out of applying for Bonnaroo because I believed that TWLOHA would simply get lost in the enormity of the event; as it turns out, there was absolutely a place for us.
