28 Keystrokes
With the following 28 keystrokes, I am going to write one of the most difficult sentences I have ever written for a public audience: I struggle with self-injury.
Topic: self-injury
One Year Clean
Over the last three years, I’ve strung together periods of time where I was clean from self-harm for a single day, an entire week, even ten months — only to relapse. It’s frustrating. But there’s no shame in that. Today though, I’ve reached a full year of being clean.
Stories From the Road: NerdCon
There is a power we hold and a purpose we serve simply by showing up for one another.
Stories From the Road
Chad Moses recounts his "summer" on the road and shares some of the stories he carried with him.
When 3AM Finds You
"I am every good thing. I am whatever I choose to create within myself, and I choose to go after the light."
I Lived. I Lived. I Lived.
"You kept living. And there is absolutely nothing in this world that is more beautiful than that."
A Game of Chess
"In those moments, we have to ask ourselves: Do we surrender? Or do we keep playing in the hopes that we will somehow be able to make it out of it on top?"
Finding Myself
"Often I forget to give myself credit. I forget that I played the leading role in my recovery."
Be Brave. Use Your Voice.
"This is for you: who has forgotten that you deserve the world simply because you’re in it."
You Are Not Your Pain: A Letter to Myself
"Don't forget: You do not have to find your way out of this darkness alone."
My Hopes for #TWLOHASummer2016
"I hope you let these past three months change you. I hope you take all of these memories, lessons, and stories with you to the next chapters of your story."
On Measuring Up
"You aren't wasting time. You aren't being a burden. You aren't taking away resources from people who 'need it more.'"
