Pulled in so many directions, I forget my first priority is my health.
Tag: suicide
Honour in Uncomfortable Topics
Some would say the topics I write about are at times too personal, that I shouldn’t expose so much. All is interconnected— it’s time to heal the world’s relationship with talking about trauma and mental illness. My part in this is tiny and insignificant, but it’s mine. Being proactive in advocacy of destigmatization as a … Continue reading Honour in Uncomfortable Topics
Alchemy of Self: Separation Part 2
While focusing inward it’s impossible to fully separate the inside from the outside. Transforming ourselves and the way we think and act means understanding the relationship between us and the world around us. During these meditations and thought journeys we find ourselves often faced with polarities. Understand that there is nothing inherently positive or negative … Continue reading Alchemy of Self: Separation Part 2
Who I Have Been (Making Peace with Myself)
I struggle to connect to my past selves. Shame and anxiety become overwhelming when I look to where who I’ve been still resides within myself, to see how I’m the same and different. Morsels of pride crop up here and there, signs I’m healing and growing— but the pain keeps deterring me from making peace … Continue reading Who I Have Been (Making Peace with Myself)
Relationships with a Hope: Nihilism
You don’t need hope in order to keep going. You need a stable relationship with hope in order to sustain growth, but when you’re in the thick of the fight and have never felt more hopeless, remember that you don’t need it. It’s not necessary. You never needed hope, and if there comes another time … Continue reading Relationships with a Hope: Nihilism
Basic Needs in Self Sustainment: Part 1
Sleep, food and water, shelter, hygiene, communication, attention, belonging, and control. Fulfilling all your basic needs while coping with mental illness or poverty may seem like an impossible way to live. We know our issues will be easier to cope with if we live healthily but the process of cultivating a consistent routine, at face … Continue reading Basic Needs in Self Sustainment: Part 1
Sustaining Practice 