Topic: self-care
I’ve stared at blank pages and screens for days. I’ve felt immobile and muted. I knew that if I wanted to write honestly I would have to get back to training. I had hopes that, by running, my lungs would gain the strength to carry my voice still muffled by that depression.
Despite the overwhelming anxiety I felt being in that space and trying something new for myself, I felt good, even empowered, when I headed home.
I wish I could write a letter to my younger self and tell her that she’s brave and smart and funny and good. I can’t, though, so I’m writing to you, to tell you exactly those things.
Our hope is that by highlighting these stories of human struggle, emotion, and triumph, we can share the connection between TWLOHA’s message of hope and film’s ability to make us feel and relate on a deeper level.
"Repeat after me: I am worthy / I am worthy / I am neither the mistake nor the punishment."
"My depression is here, but it doesn’t have to control 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."
"After searching the term 'non-binary' on Google, I wrapped it around myself like a security blanket."
"Fight for the next good day and hold onto the hope that the next good day will be the one that greets you in the morning."
"I don’t know when I first gave myself the label of ‘not good enough.’ But I do know how it has shaped my history."
"I’m about 4 years late to apologizing for myself. I’m a decade late to explaining myself. And I’m a lifetime late to forgiving myself."
"Loneliness dances with the skeletons in my closet and tries to call me closer. He brings Depression over for a slumber party, and they play charades with my insecurities."
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