The Story of My Scars
This is an illness of great shame and secrecy. Please don’t continue to let it exist in silence.
Topic: self-care
The Distance
"Though there are hounds in the shadows bearing down on us all, we have caught a glimpse of one of mine."
Beautiful. Loved. Enough.
"I wake up most days to the constant reminder that I live with a mental illness."
In My Recovery: A Search for Body Exaltation
"My appearance has been used to determine everything from my worth to my wellbeing, but today I am saying goodbye to that standard of measurement."
You Are a Being, Not a Burden
You might think you aren't hurting enough. That people are worse off than you, have fought themselves more, or have been through more.
Your Life Is an Occasion
"The two sentences rang through my mind once, twice, three times, blazing a trail through my entire being to the place where the hurt and the nothingness was centered."
A World Without Self-Injury
“There is a world out there where hurting yourself isn’t an option.”
I’ve Never Been A Good Actor
"By the time the mask was coming off, I’d lied so many times that I’d started to believe my own lies."
Doing the Work
"I can't help but say 'Sorry!' even though I do not want to apologize for my mental illness."
Reasons to Make It to Tomorrow
"Living long enough to watch wounds heal over. Change. Forgiveness. Change some more."
Defining Grief
“I am learning something new each day as I travel this winding road of grief.”
Learning How to Love Yourself
"I’m an adult now, and I’ve learned a lot of things over the years. One thing I haven’t learned, however, is how to love myself."
