Promise Me Tomorrow
"I'm sorry for how many days you've spent not wanting to see the next. I'm sorry for how much it hurts, and I'm sorry you have to drag that hurt behind you everywhere you go."
Topic: suicide
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015
This month we're looking back on 2015 and sharing the most popular blog posts from this year.
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.
If Love Could Have Saved You
"But here’s the thing: Losing my sister was painful enough as it is. My family and I do not deserve the added weight of shame and guilt on top of the searing pain of grief."
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day: For Wanda
"The burden that is mental illness shrouds many of us in darkness, but it is not a death sentence. We must fight each day to stay here."
Believe Us When We Say We’re Hurting
"The stigma surrounding mental health boils down to one thing: that if pain can’t be measured or seen, it doesn’t exist."
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."
After Ashley Madison: Thoughts on Hawks and Giants
It was nothing to joke about, because those two words now hang heavy over hundreds of homes, hundreds of families. If those people are in mourning, we should not be laughing.
What Comes Next
If the lie is that depression and suicide are things we can't talk about, this week we certainly saw the truth.
You Are Worth the Effort
“Realize that even the smallest things can mean the difference between living and being alive.”
