Muslim Girl Founder Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Talks About Stigma and Mental Health
"It’s so important that we are proactive in taking care of ourselves early on. It’s important to never allow ourselves to reach a place of hopelessness."
Topic: self-care
Seven Billion and Growing.
"But for all of the heartbreak you and I have felt, we have to breathe and realize—we are surviving."
Happy Birthday.
The Beautiful Life
"I’d take bad days in recovery over the crappy days at the hands of the eating disorder any day."
Today You Are You
"At first, my diagnosis was a relief. It meant help. It meant I wasn’t losing my mind. It meant things were going to get better."
When Hating Yourself Is the Default
"But if my student can so easily—in a literal click of a button—cosign her lack of worth, I want my response to be given with equal impulsivity. I want self-love to be the default."
Regrip. Refocus.
"You survived this past year. You might have sprinted across the finish line or you might have limped at the end of the pack, but you made it."
Sierra DeMulder Supports TWLOHA With Release of “Today Means Amen”
Spoken word poet Sierra DeMulder talks about writing, recovery, and why she's supporting TWLOHA with the release of her new book.
Learning to Accept Love for Yourself
"Sometimes we think we’re protecting others from the storms that swell within us. After all, if we let them in, they may not know how to weather those storms."
For When You Think Your Existence Doesn’t Matter
“And eventually you will learn to love the body that loves you back, for it’s the only thing that’s been with you your whole life.”
To Those Who May Not Understand
“And to those who are in recovery or to those who maybe haven't quite figured out what that means, please remember that it is quite OK to have bad days.”
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015
This month we're looking back on 2015 and sharing the most popular blog posts from this year.
