How Swimming With Dolphins Taught Me To Love My Body

    It was advertised as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, a thrilling kind of opportunity, a close-up encounter, a trip we would remember for the rest of our lives. It’s true that I will never forget the opportunity of swimming with dolphins, but I wish I could. A few years ago my husband Daniel and I […]

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Never Give Up – Silent Sunday Edition

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  Never Give Up. Welcome to the first edition of “Silent Sunday.” Today’s theme is “Never give up.” Instead of writing a long, dry post on recovery or some aspect of mental health, “Silent Sunday” collects memes, quotes, and images centered around a mental health topic, hopefully, to inspire you, motivate you, and comfort you. […]

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5 Tips on How to Journal Consistently

5 Tips on How to Journal Consistently

I would be lost without it. It goes everywhere I go.  I learn my thoughts among its pages and find my word between its lines.  There is no doubt, my journal is a treasure. Journaling has become my friend, a safe space, and a form of self-care. It is my  “me” time. I have heard from […]

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Championing a Different View – Self-Harm “Before”

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Are more people really staring at my self-harm scars? A brief video on my thoughts and fears before going to the water park.  Please stay tuned for a later post with commentary on what I discovered about people looking at my self-harm scars at the waterpark. Followup: The followup post can be found here.

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