In Response to 13 Reasons Why
13 Reasons Why is causing thousands of people to think and talk about mental health, and many of these people are thinking and talking about it for the first time.
Topic: suicide
Stories From the Road: NerdCon
There is a power we hold and a purpose we serve simply by showing up for one another.
Reasons for You to Keep Living
“So today, no matter how little you think you’ve come in recovery, no matter how many mistakes you've made, please know that you would be doing a disservice to this world by taking yourself away from it.”
I See You
“I can't promise that you will never feel such desperation again, but I can promise that you can get through this.”
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."
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."
