Finding My Rhythm: Part 2
By: Kaylee Maendel And here I am, 3 years later. I am here, not because, but despite all that I went through and how strong I was. I use the term “strong” loosely. In our society, being silent and…
By: Kaylee Maendel And here I am, 3 years later. I am here, not because, but despite all that I went through and how strong I was. I use the term “strong” loosely. In our society, being silent and…
Author: Andrea Zafiris
By: @damagedindarkness Vulnerability is strength. Ignoring your truth can cause harm to your own well-being, and the well-being of others. When vulnerability is shared it opens up the possibility for connection. It takes strength to be open, when you’ve experienced…
All I want is to be loved, that’s the only thing I want. But I’m now realizing that I need to love myself before I can let anyone love me, it’s exhausting being in relationships when your mental health isn’t…
By: Kaylee Maendel Three years ago I fell. I fell into a vicious cycle of bulimia, starving myself and self harming. Maybe I did it to kill what was hurting me from inside, maybe to shut my depression and anxiety…
Author: @caitrecovers Living with mental illness is like living with a wall in your head. In my mind there’s a wall that’s held me back for so long, for too long to be honest. I started off with a…
My encountered with the dark started back in 2006. I was a college student just trying to navigate my young adult life. What started as a grumble of disinterest turned into a mountain of dark thoughts and feelings over the…
During the Spring of 2020, I was cooped up like everyone else and going stir crazy. I had already been struggling with my mental health and the pandemic made it 10x worse. My depression and anxiety were debilitating. As a…
Back in 2009, I was serving with the 2nd battalion at the Yorkshire regiment, on my first operational tour of Afghanistan. 5 weeks into my tour on a routine foot patrol in the upper valley of garesh we were due…
I thought it would be a nice idea to tell you about my favourite things I use to manage my mental health. Some I use for my anxiety, some for my depression, and some for both. Create a schedule: Sometimes…