Hope Will Not Be Cancelled
What do you love that won't be cancelled? Who and what can you rely on right now?
Topic: self-care
What do you love that won't be cancelled? Who and what can you rely on right now?
We’re here to remind you that you’re not alone. We’re in this together.
I ran until anorexia almost took me over completely. I ran until the scars tallied skin from my thigh to my waist because I couldn’t cope. I ran until I couldn’t anymore.
For anyone struggling, for anyone learning how to be okay with not being okay.
Twenty-one rejections. Twenty-one times I questioned my worth.
It’s been a long time since I’ve actually enjoyed my birthday. Over the last few years, it’s been a painful reminder that with another year passing, I’m still a mess.
It took me a long time to embrace the ugly side of self-care. I’m a perfectionist at heart, so whenever I’m not at my best, I consider it a failure.
TWLOHA turns 12 today. That's 12 years of stories still going, 12 years of hope and help, 12 years of breaking silence and challenging stigma. Whether you found us back in 2006 or yesterday or somewhere in between, we want to take this moment to say thank you.
Mirrors are assholes. Oh, and photos, photos are just digital mirrors, with the added horrible-ness of being shareable. And don’t even get me started on videos.
"The ball drops and fireworks. Resolutions are made. People scream and people kiss and is it possible to change? Is it really truly possible to leave the past behind?"
All hearts are connected. I believe those words, but when I typed them, I sighed. Simply put: Caring takes effort, and that effort can be taxing.
Trying to love yourself in a world that tells you you aren’t worth loving as you are is a constant battle.
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