An Open Letter to Those Afraid of What Comes Next
"You can make it to the other side of this, to a place where you believe in hope even as you acknowledge your fear. That suffering you mentioned? It feels endless, but it is not."
Topic: suicide
A Response to the Suicide Note I Wrote 15 Years Ago
"You will not be leaving here in a body bag and certainly not by the fault of your own hand."
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."
A Girl Gone Too Soon
This Saturday is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. In this post, one woman opens up about losing her daughter to suicide.
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?"
Healing a Suicide Attempt: Cartooning My Experience
"Cartoons expressed knee-buckling symptoms and overwhelming feelings in a way that words could not. They helped me remember that my thoughts and fears are just that—thoughts and fears, not facts."
Finding Myself
"Often I forget to give myself credit. I forget that I played the leading role in my recovery."
National Depression Screening Day – Q&A
National Depression Screening Day is an annual campaign, held this year on October 6, to raise awareness for those living with depression and other mood disorders and to provide the public with free, anonymous mental health screenings.
When Everyone Sits at the Table
"I am enough. I am. You are too."
And So We Keep Working
"If we’re going to continue to move people to keep living, we’re going to have to keep working."
