A Safety Plan for When Life Gets Rough
We need to learn how to create elbow and knee pads for our mental health.
Topic: stigma
Let’s Stop Missing PTSD: A Lesson from the Psych Ward
I share my story in hope that people will get help way before I did. I want PTSD to be on their radar because it wasn’t anywhere near mine. I had never fought in a war; I had never survived a horrific accident. I was ignorant to the fact that any of us can develop PTSD.
An Honest Letter on the Inspiration to Keep Living
With the new year approaching, we wanted to spend the month of December looking back on the top 8 blogs of 2017. This post was originally published on April 17, 2017.
Do What You Were Made For.
Our campaign may be over, but the work is not. If you'd like to help us change the statistics, please join us. We can't do this without you.
This Is Why I Know Honesty and Education Are Key to Suicide Prevention
Every day I think about how much pain my brother must have been in — how much emotional and spiritual pain — and I wonder if therapy could have helped him. I’ll never know the answer to that question.
Welcome to National Suicide Prevention Week 2017
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. It's also the start of National Suicide Prevention Week here in the United States.
Sometimes Therapists Need Therapy, Too
This is where I must accept that the therapist needs a therapist.
My Struggles Are Not Something I Need to Be Ashamed Of
Although they saw it as just a skit, it was my life. My struggle.
Valid
I approached my family doctor and for the first time I told her that my body was fine, but my mind was sick.
What if you told the story of your own suffering?
Sometimes I wonder still what would have happened if my mother and I had opened up to each other there in the kitchen. Could we have saved each other?
Donate Your Birthday to Hope and Help!
We’re inspired by the fact that people view their birthdays as a chance to not only celebrate their own existence, but to ensure that others who are struggling will find the hope and help they deserve.
Releasing Your Shame
Shame must be silenced so we can love ourselves well and get on with life.
