For as long as I can remember, I thought survival and worth were the same damn thing. If I was needed, I mattered. If I was wanted, I was safe.
For decades, I said I didn't want children. Then I said I'd adopt. Then I went back to saying no kids at all. But if I'm being honest, those responses were rooted in trauma...
Whatever the individual reasons, many people's mental health suffers during the holidays. We offer this collection of resources as a holiday gift to our beloved community.
Sometimes I think of telling my son about my status, but it's not easy.
Your fellow human beings can turn into your Judas Iscariot at any moment in this lifetime. Having friends who are pretenders and when a situation changes, immediately they switch you off.
Es posible recibir ayuda y sanar. Todo comienza con el acto de rendirse y tener una conversación con alguien en quien confías.
Help and healing are possible. It starts with one act of surrender and one conversation with someone you trust.
On the inside, my spirit was broken into pieces | On the outside, I masked it, very well | With a hyper cheerful personality | Faked my way through | But, I saw the light one day
To parents: learn to understand your child at an early age and support their dreams, not your expectations.
I wrote a poem for my mother's service, which I called "A Mother's Love." On the tenth anniversary of her death, I wrote a Eulogy for a class project, and I have included both pieces as a tribute to my mother's life.
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