Help TWLOHA Bring Hope #into16
There are so many things we want to accomplish in the next year, but we can’t do them without your help. Today, on #GivingTuesday, we’re launching our #into16 campaign with a goal of raising $50,000 by December 31.
Topic: self-injury
A Letter to My Younger Self
"Forgive yourself for the marks on your body, the acts of desperation, the things you have done while afraid and lost."
We’ve Partnered With Crisis Text Line: Text TWLOHA to 741-741
We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Crisis Text Line to connect you with a trained, compassionate counselor.
What Stigma Sounds Like
"Stigma feels like: the time I decided it would be easier to fight this alone than tell anyone and risk having them think I’m 'crazy.'"
Alone in the Crowd
"I was scared to be honest about where I had been, so I smiled and continued on as if nothing had happened."
The Story of My Scars
This is an illness of great shame and secrecy. Please don’t continue to let it exist in silence.
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.
A World Without Self-Injury
“There is a world out there where hurting yourself isn’t an option.”
More Than the Pain
"My fears kept me silent, and I began to believe every lie depression told me."
The Waves and the Winter
“Nobody really talks about self-harm here in my part of the backwoods of Canada.”
Jamie Tworkowski Interview with Becky Anderson on “Authors Revealed”
Jamie Tworkowski sits down with Becky Anderson on "Authors Revealed."
A Safer Escape
“At that time, all I knew was that I needed what seemed like a safer escape before things got even more dangerous.”
