https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/journal/the-making-of-solidarity-stories 2020-11-26T14:07:35-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/IMG_1272_large_2b78c148-7d66-4946-8123-637df95f560c.jpg?v=1606417020 The Making of The Solidarity Stories Kate Speer Solidarity Stories Mental Health https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/journal/reminder-to-be-gentle-with-yourself-this-halloween 2020-11-26T14:50:55-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/pumpkin-1014971_1920.jpg?v=1604162524 Reminder to be Gentle with Yourself This Halloween https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/journal/holiday-survival-guide 2020-11-26T14:10:51-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/160641660377555736.png?v=1606416789 Holiday Survival Guide for 2020 It's time to switch from my normal holiday anxiety to my festive holiday party anxiety https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/journal/covid-stories 2021-01-16T15:18:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_m_trying_to_prioritize_rest_mindful_rest._The_problem_is_depression_sleep_doesn_t_feel_like_rest_it_feels_like_survival._And_then_there_s_no_time_for_rest_after_that._-_Human_1.png?v=1610828214 Covid Stories for Solidarity https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-ordered-5-pizzas-last-night-for-myself 2021-01-19T14:46:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/117619521_742973023160819_7983733524091230799_n.jpg?v=1610985460 I ordered 5 pizzas last night. For myself. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/you-didnt-invite-me-i-know-why 2021-01-19T14:45:20-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/117766313_120740709733286_5998673143262882014_n.jpg?v=1610985545 You didn't invite me. I know why. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-love-my-stretch-marks 2021-01-19T14:44:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/117613797_221041742647154_7477696589817885720_n_1.jpg?v=1610985613 I love my stretch marks. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-found-someone-my-heart-loves-and-miraculously-i-believe-they-love-me-too 2021-01-18T15:50:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118208336_735101287033759_5652778243259098685_n.jpg?v=1610985677 I have found someone my heart loves, and, miraculously, I believe they love me, too. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/after-17-years-of-hiding-my-depression-i-finally-found-a-medication-that-works 2021-01-19T14:42:48-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/117673323_1386777814841408_2712608316726640783_n.jpg?v=1610985758 After 17 years of hiding my depression, I finally found a medication that works. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-met-my-best-friend-in-an-eating-disorder-hospital 2021-01-19T14:41:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/117825038_697672190824366_7229667768774213925_n.jpg?v=1610985815 I met my best friend in an eating disorder hospital. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-dont-even-remember-what-feeling-okay-feels-like 2021-01-19T14:40:26-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/117979002_113858530431678_4358832940446616241_n.jpg?v=1610986219 I don't even remember what feeling okay feels like. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-anxiety-that-my-anxiety-isnt-bad-enough 2021-01-19T14:39:38-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/117869806_1132953673772512_8228523068678041581_n.jpg?v=1610986280 I have anxiety that my anxiety isn't bad enough. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-not-left-my-apartment-for-5-months 2021-02-01T08:43:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118171003_698701834193594_5159183326395112126_n.jpg?v=1610986364 I have not left my apartment for 5 months. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-binged-and-purged-6-8-times-a-day-every-day 2021-01-19T14:37:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118296127_173287510974162_895047123287423777_n.jpg?v=1610986432 I have binged and purged 6-8 times a day every day. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-slept-19-hours-friday-night 2021-01-19T14:34:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118227749_2376231779350710_8289484912609299230_n.jpg?v=1610986610 I slept 19 hours Friday night. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-terrified-that-what-i-think-is-anxiety-depression-is-just-me-not-being-good-enough 2021-01-19T14:33:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118248771_312260483372700_8047301559732695668_n.jpg?v=1610986698 I am terrified that what I think is 'Anxiety & Depression' is just me not being good enough. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-love-my-students-but-id-rather-admit-myself-than-teach-this-fall 2021-01-19T14:31:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/117987915_154858836231067_6148749260548254459_n.jpg?v=1610986764 I love my students. But I'd rather admit myself than teach this fall. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/she-said-yes 2021-01-19T14:29:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118198365_626974558022383_5208954316821336411_n.jpg?v=1610986943 She said yes. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-never-gone-on-a-date-never-had-a-kiss 2021-01-19T14:28:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118291468_148328430283225_8339629515114935252_n_1.jpg?v=1610986990 I've never gone on a date, never had a kiss. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/tomorrow-i-am-going-to-propose 2021-01-19T14:30:40-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118255317_2452958451667702_795599696582325632_n.jpg?v=1610987016 Tomorrow, I am going to propose. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/they-are-killing-us-in-front-of-our-children 2021-01-19T14:26:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118206830_1547700055411962_3183178450708780740_n.jpg?v=1610987107 They are killing us. In front of our children. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-mom-says-i-need-to-lose-weight 2021-01-19T14:25:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118226327_641012939896174_5763161327663112424_n.jpg?v=1610987170 My mom says I need to lose weight. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-love-my-dog-more-than-anyone-in-my-family 2021-01-19T14:18:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118384226_173911434221487_7991056726561103933_n.jpg?v=1610989694 I love my dog more than anyone in my family. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-baby-died-today 2021-01-19T14:17:11-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118277547_2704652639748626_8799175889815247131_n.jpg?v=1610989927 My baby died today. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-paid-off-my-student-loans-today-to-celebrate-im-applying-to-adopt-a-puppy 2021-01-19T14:16:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118332348_168732084819540_4350278179394812716_n.jpg?v=1610990038 I paid off my student loans today. To celebrate, I'm applying to adopt a puppy. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-brushed-my-teeth-for-3-days-in-a-row 2021-01-19T14:15:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118256335_2363235737316185_1216156075476264855_n.jpg?v=1610990202 I brushed my teeth for 3 days in a row. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-exhausted-i-dont-know-how-to-take-care-of-myself-and-correctly-respond-to-current-events 2021-01-19T14:14:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118402772_199281011586408_4606593327763830019_n.jpg?v=1610990546 I'm exhausted. I don't know how to take care of myself and correctly respond to current events. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-gained-72-quarantine-pounds-in-march-ive-never-felt-so-sexy 2021-01-19T14:11:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118310813_1446361328897338_8764942872512309634_n.jpg?v=1610990972 I've gained 72 quarantine pounds in March. I've never felt so sexy. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-know-i-should-be-protesting-or-petitioning-or-doing-something-to-change-this-broken-world 2021-01-19T14:10:09-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118519407_587146235290427_6318051941234883591_n.jpg?v=1610991057 I know I should be protesting or petitioning or doing something to change this broken world. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-single-and-terrified-that-this-pandemic-is-stealing-one-of-the-last-years-of-my-youth 2021-01-19T14:09:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118647243_431600391128850_1317465179907963119_n.jpg?v=1610991117 I'm single and terrified that this pandemic is stealing one of the last years of my youth. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-wish-we-could-go-back-to-lockdown-its-the-only-time-ive-known-that-my-two-black-sons-are-safe 2021-01-19T14:07:21-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118364394_3466254706788954_5249379908165638042_n.jpg?v=1610991185 I wish we could go back to lockdown. It's the only time I've known that my two black sons are safe. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-the-strong-one-the-one-you-tell-your-soul-secrets-to 2021-01-19T14:04:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118597451_763231570911670_4709615544151514216_n.jpg?v=1610991247 I'm the strong one–the one you tell your soul secrets to. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-dont-want-to-stop-wearing-masks 2021-01-19T14:03:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118583988_336149727736840_4616257588334844394_n.jpg?v=1610991331 I don't want to stop wearing masks. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-sober-i-lost-my-dog-and-my-job 2021-01-19T14:00:21-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118671140_3388733971218742_2893457048781870241_n.jpg?v=1610991378 I'm sober. I lost my dog and my job. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-came-out-as-the-woman-i-am 2021-01-19T13:58:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118579031_833187640548620_8374628960437994498_n.jpg?v=1610991664 Today, I came out as the woman I am. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-teach-second-grade-i-had-a-panic-attack-in-front-of-my-class-today 2021-01-19T13:57:46-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118561220_3471922289541298_948853881893793714_n.jpg?v=1610991713 I teach second grade. I had a panic attack in front of my class today. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-dont-want-to-go-back-to-university 2021-01-19T13:54:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118770838_3262549427154904_7275614987464676396_n.jpg?v=1610991760 I don't want to go back to university. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-love-that-i-dont-feel-pressure-to-hug-anymore 2021-01-19T13:43:48-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118679550_998472953984097_6901947856362868055_n.jpg?v=1610991832 I love that I don't feel pressure to hug anymore. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-had-5-miscarriages-and-got-denied-3-times-for-adoption 2021-01-19T13:42:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118720127_170487534547605_5118832338935687688_n.jpg?v=1610991892 I had 5 miscarriages and got denied 3 times for adoption. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-ran-my-first-and-only-half-marathon-in-2011 2021-01-19T13:41:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118502606_1043731549373826_3594856593551511921_n.jpg?v=1610991961 I ran my first and only half marathon in 2011. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-not-left-my-house-without-makeup-since-i-was-9-years-old 2021-01-19T12:48:20-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118693671_306682903768631_951719733633826626_n.jpg?v=1610992047 I have not left my house without makeup since I was 9 years old. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/that-person-isnt-my-husband 2021-01-19T12:47:20-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118729977_317767069558180_8240019146881193860_n.jpg?v=1610992094 That person isn't my husband. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-gained-weight-in-the-past-9-months 2021-01-19T09:52:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118955172_1061673877568984_2639616873258056334_n.jpg?v=1610992185 I have gained weight in the past 9 months. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/the-only-reason-i-am-still-here-is-my-dog 2021-01-19T12:44:41-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119038761_260634088290913_6183332263978851220_n.jpg?v=1610992212 The only reason I am still here is my dog. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-divorced-my-parents 2021-01-19T09:50:46-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/118966837_3867894906558546_2096163076568556419_n.jpg?v=1610992288 I divorced my parents. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-never-been-in-love-with-my-husband 2021-01-19T09:49:14-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119046052_326703131900805_6499880336996477313_n.jpg?v=1610992333 I've never been in love with my husband. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-feel-like-something-must-be-wrong 2021-01-19T09:47:48-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119126218_774652789764860_717172968025727612_n.jpg?v=1610992398 I feel like something must be wrong. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-experiencing-a-depression-relapse 2021-01-19T09:45:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119098101_375942327134179_5062655136571337980_n.jpg?v=1610992449 I am experiencing a depression relapse. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-think-about-that-baby-every-single-day 2021-01-19T09:42:46-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119219354_386086782399605_1766975278615319495_n.jpg?v=1610992526 I think about that baby every single day. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-miss-my-eating-disorder 2021-01-19T09:40:15-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119189188_361559548551238_2646876860401857774_n.jpg?v=1610992574 I miss my eating disorder. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-spend-every-second-of-every-day-wondering-what-will-go-wrong-next 2021-01-19T09:37:50-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119459956_119012619741978_8490206277203963562_n.jpg?v=1610992619 I spend every second of every day wondering what will go wrong next. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/6-months-of-debilitating-panic-attacks 2021-01-19T09:36:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119228318_819065245529705_3879473353807243645_n.jpg?v=1610992661 6 months of debilitating panic attacks. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-so-ashamed-of-my-body-that-thinking-about-physical-intimacy-gives-me-a-panic-attack 2021-01-19T09:34:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119602215_353528579109225_8267378452053818135_n.jpg?v=1610992722 I am so ashamed of my body that thinking about physical intimacy gives me a panic attack. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-really-think-i-have-autism 2021-01-19T09:33:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119607047_361513191898500_7487302545862995560_n.jpg?v=1610992816 I really think I have autism. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/its-hard-to-reconcile-my-privileged-upbringing-with-my-daily-experience-of-trauma 2021-01-19T09:30:19-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119449993_354537585684105_1007969774882869365_n.jpg?v=1610992871 It's hard to reconcile my privileged upbringing with my daily experience of trauma. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-crippling-anxiety-daily-panic-attacks-and-can-barely-get-out-of-the-house-most-days 2021-01-19T09:26:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119713831_641060976802921_307805571816281769_n.jpg?v=1610992926 I have crippling anxiety, daily panic attacks, and can barely get out of the house most days. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-need-a-bridesmaids-dress-and-my-size-does-not-exist-in-stores 2021-01-19T09:24:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119748913_1271594553205173_1251400999752066037_n.jpg?v=1610992978 I need a bridesmaids dress and my size does not exist in stores. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/a-home-without-abuse-is-a-joyful-home 2021-01-19T09:23:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119604205_1058830661186917_4430561707301713136_n.jpg?v=1610993038 A home without abuse is a joyful home. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-afraid-my-eating-disorder-is-going-to-ruin-my-life-and-relationships 2021-01-19T09:21:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119865896_341156557327829_2082047376260021431_n.jpg?v=1610993091 I'm afraid my eating disorder is going to ruin my life and relationships. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-bipolar-disorder-and-everything-i-do-in-my-life-is-part-of-an-elaborate-self-care-routine-to-keep-me-stable 2021-01-19T09:20:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119712850_122968735959079_8667909977260553302_n.jpg?v=1610993238 I have bipolar disorder and everything I do in my life is part of an elaborate self care routine to keep me stable. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/the-loneliness-of-the-pandemic-is-really-getting-to-me 2021-01-19T09:19:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119815836_352415465947532_1467344473260965526_n_1.jpg?v=1610993327 The loneliness of the pandemic is really getting to me. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-afraid-im-so-unlovable 2021-01-19T09:17:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119932474_1325766731097400_1435740183726510387_n.jpg?v=1610993378 I'm afraid I'm so unlovable. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-love-you-even-deeper-and-appreciate-your-open-heart-even-more 2021-01-19T09:12:47-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119948791_353939405749423_8892348774334166804_n.jpg?v=1610993446 I love you even deeper and appreciate your open heart even more. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/she-doesnt-deserve-all-that-ive-been-putting-on-her 2021-01-19T09:07:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120092974_632790007603464_8752271747763192575_n.jpg?v=1610993497 She doesn't deserve all that I've been putting on her. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-only-feel-safe-in-my-bed 2021-01-19T09:03:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/119972353_840376966705885_2300113152953654036_n.jpg?v=1610993617 I only feel safe in my bed. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-dad-tells-me-fat-women-are-gross-and-lazy 2021-01-19T08:57:38-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120097024_361210251911410_4185000708151087614_n.jpg?v=1610994096 My dad tells me fat women are gross and lazy. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-so-proud-to-be-a-black-woman-behind-that-pride-there-is-a-fatigue-so-great 2021-01-19T08:56:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120203050_643437713215213_7566307524390327736_n.jpg?v=1610994194 I am so proud to be a black woman. Behind that pride there is a fatigue so great. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-havent-cleaned-my-flat-in-months-because-ive-had-no-energy 2021-01-19T08:54:45-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120103009_660470961263268_3532768264988121664_n.jpg?v=1610994237 I haven't cleaned my flat in months because I've had no energy. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-safe-i-dont-have-a-plan-i-also-dont-want-to-exist-anymore 2021-01-19T08:52:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120143071_615121802507635_7753146995051658036_n.jpg?v=1610994290 I'm safe. I don't have a plan. I also don't want to exist anymore. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-dad-is-a-pastor-i-think-i-might-be-bi 2021-01-19T08:47:07-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120130316_101027708423489_129871730961650479_n.jpg?v=1610994409 My dad is a pastor. I think I might be bi. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/sometimes-i-feel-like-im-not-damaged-enough-to-deserve-help 2021-01-19T08:45:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120111129_1182532568794396_5703483708573804009_n.jpg?v=1610994554 Sometimes, I feel like I'm not damaged enough to deserve help. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-graduated-university-this-past-spring-and-still-cannot-get-a-job 2021-01-19T08:44:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120111834_739713726581503_4721488069119893730_n.jpg?v=1610994632 I graduated university this past spring and still cannot get a job. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-so-delighted-my-best-friend-has-kids 2021-01-19T08:42:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120193496_199756368176172_3767728699281553506_n_1.jpg?v=1610994697 I am so delighted my best friend has kids. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/bipolar-disorder-ruined-my-life 2021-01-18T22:12:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120194847_176080074008667_4719634988016106272_n.jpg?v=1610994751 Bipolar disorder ruined my life. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-told-him-to-go-so-i-could-finally-choose-me 2021-01-18T22:11:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120229303_191154492413321_4002311054312003868_n.jpg?v=1610994803 I told him to go so I could finally choose me. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-not-okay-at-all 2021-01-18T22:08:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120351322_337383534170519_4884863561326364194_n.jpg?v=1610994931 I'm not okay. At all. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-havent-laughed-properly-in-months 2021-01-18T22:03:55-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120398326_176377297301330_571974958190031683_n.jpg?v=1610994995 I haven't laughed properly in months. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-is-my-birthday-i-havent-gotten-a-single-call-or-message 2021-01-18T22:01:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120373188_202540994620279_5333462868672863449_n.jpg?v=1610995041 Today is my birthday. I haven't gotten a single call or message. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-left-my-ex-recently-he-got-violent-and-people-kept-telling-me-to-leave 2021-01-18T21:59:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120442342_743922553123916_8187534021236194520_n_1.jpg?v=1610995256 I left my ex recently. He got violent and people kept telling me to leave. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/it-was-the-first-time-in-months-i-felt-like-i-actually-mattered-to-someone 2021-01-18T21:50:35-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120600602_338978470660708_5131387578558687320_n.jpg?v=1610995331 It was the first time in months I felt like I actually mattered to someone. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-depression-anxiety-and-drinking-have-never-been-worse 2021-01-18T21:33:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120824504_741602293084820_3870202179576505402_n__1.jpg?v=1610995459 My depression, anxiety, and drinking have never been worse. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/we-havent-been-together-since-april 2021-01-18T21:24:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120793681_2715782398679834_6686552307314777536_n.jpg?v=1610995567 We haven't been together since April. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/none-of-them-know-that-im-smooth-as-hell-with-the-ladies 2021-01-18T21:19:14-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/120877682_121800522801065_5401755802374849196_n__1.jpg?v=1610995614 None of them know that I'm smooth as hell with the ladies. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/when-my-brother-died-of-covid-in-april-it-changed-my-entire-perspective-on-life 2021-01-18T21:17:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/121035064_1025718951208176_8494646115368106936_n.jpg?v=1610995672 When my brother died of Covid in April, it changed my entire perspective on life. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-reached-a-point-in-my-life-where-i-want-so-badly-to-accept-my-body-as-it-is 2021-01-18T21:15:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/121148515_368159984551520_2526828692267173324_n.jpg?v=1610995758 I've reached a point in my life where I want so badly to accept my body as it is. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-60-days-sober-and-i-miss-alcohol-more-than-i-would-like-to-admit 2021-01-18T21:03:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/121095824_1040646693062763_8507405375642118486_n.jpg?v=1610995807 I'm 60 days sober and I miss alcohol more than I would like to admit. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-showered-today-for-the-first-time-in-a-week-and-thats-okay 2021-01-18T17:46:44-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/121166702_1817665305055267_5417284034354835730_n.jpg?v=1610995850 I showered today for the first time in a week. And that's okay. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/yesterday-i-shared-my-story-with-an-almost-stranger 2021-01-18T17:41:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/121536050_2884529488452389_1597085619816663528_n_1.jpg?v=1610995906 Yesterday I shared my story with an almost stranger. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-forgot-to-mark-my-12th-cancerversary-in-july 2021-02-02T12:40:07-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/121605317_987445125090766_164011243558182308_n.jpg?v=1610996079 I forgot to mark my 12th cancerversary in July. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-always-felt-like-a-background-character 2021-01-23T11:36:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/121488670_210152357126489_5102617612198252600_n.jpg?v=1610996237 I've always felt like a background character. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-think-my-therapist-believes-that-medication-is-the-only-way-for-us-to-make-progress 2021-01-23T11:52:28-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Screen_Shot_2021-01-18_at_2.01.11_PM.png?v=1610996532 I think my therapist believes that medication is the only way for us to make progress... https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/things-i-can-never-admit-to-my-family 2021-01-23T11:39:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/121661677_349148029504186_6523725727440731377_n.jpg?v=1610996596 Things I can never admit to my family. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-feel-most-lonely-when-i-am-around-the-people-who-i-love 2021-01-18T17:37:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/122016150_119035553134488_3484752950310180074_n.jpg?v=1610996703 I feel most lonely when I am around the people who I love. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-husband-lost-his-job-of-18-years-last-week 2021-01-18T17:36:43-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/122431028_104659748101395_451192326186918881_n.jpg?v=1610996762 My husband lost his job of 18 years last week. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-just-finished-my-mba 2021-01-23T11:42:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/122258575_3377415295698959_21632749182408442_n.jpg?v=1610996861 Today, I just finished my MBA. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/last-year-i-attempted-suicide-on-my-bedroom-floor 2021-01-23T11:43:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/122174719_719315728672636_1537617453987838940_n.jpg?v=1610996924 Last year I attempted suicide on my bedroom floor. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/about-two-years-ago-i-shaved-my-head 2021-01-18T17:35:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/122323108_156041569514066_7845847813425248120_n.jpg?v=1610997032 About two years ago, I shaved my head. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-really-wish-more-of-this-messaging-was-aimed-at-men 2021-01-18T17:31:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/122574983_199837761546312_1704000649171443481_n.jpg?v=1610997083 I really wish more of this messaging was aimed at men. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-cant-get-off-my-bed-most-days 2021-01-18T17:24:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/123320309_980169495827175_6655256058036420028_n.jpg?v=1610997136 I can't get off my bed most days. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-keep-having-panic-attacks 2021-01-18T17:22:42-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/123391983_102277504995668_1853953075629767958_n.jpg?v=1610997195 I keep having panic attacks. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/for-the-first-time-in-years-i-can-breathe-in-a-full-entire-deep-breath 2021-01-18T17:05:57-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/123751914_3511997948894893_4637796561059465173_n_1.jpg?v=1610997319 For the first time in years, I can breathe in a full, entire, deep breath. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-slept-without-the-terrors-of-iraq-and-that-really-felt-like-something 2021-01-18T17:04:40-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/123831933_758762298045457_3956441837162781872_n__1.jpg?v=1610997417 I slept without the terrors of Iraq and that really felt like something. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/we-are-a-single-income-family-of-5 2021-01-18T17:02:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/124864908_696145991016798_8823664797642674770_n.jpg?v=1610997476 We are a single income family of 5. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-friends-keep-asking-when-my-husband-and-i-are-going-to-start-trying-to-have-kids 2021-01-18T17:00:38-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/124697274_222891235844645_7187216583846018000_n.jpg?v=1610997557 My friends keep asking when my husband and I are going to start trying to have kids. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/home 2021-01-18T16:56:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/125057659_108358637667464_6843683569224208359_n.jpg?v=1610997625 Home. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-everything-i-wanted-why-cant-i-get-better 2021-01-18T16:54:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/125793590_987400838448519_6040753847464673142_n.jpg?v=1610997678 I have everything I wanted. Why can't I get better? https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-started-taking-anti-depressants-today 2021-01-18T16:51:50-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/125342621_136212961189165_4761592251688066741_n__1.jpg?v=1610997796 I started taking anti-depressants today. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-27-year-old-husbands-cancer-came-back 2021-02-02T12:39:50-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/126086501_1132358737185927_1806968881118786301_n.jpg?v=1610997878 My 27 year old husband's cancer came back. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-a-frontline-healthcare-worker 2021-01-18T16:47:29-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/126305752_1018708175282198_7696117024576215651_n_1.jpg?v=1610997919 I'm a frontline healthcare worker. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-will-never-forgive-the-people-who-travel-this-thanksgiving 2021-01-18T16:46:16-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/127185471_399912001133508_821728635043473314_n.jpg?v=1610997970 I will never forgive the people who travel this Thanksgiving. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-failed-everyone 2021-01-18T16:41:42-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Screen_Shot_2020_11_29_at_8.37.48_AM.jpg?v=1610998066 I have failed everyone. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-ate-breakfast-today-the-day-after-thanksgiving 2021-01-18T16:35:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/127431596_141729133989920_5473538122430229292_n.jpg?v=1610998122 I ate breakfast today, the day after Thanksgiving. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-so-relieved-that-i-dont-have-to-see-my-family-for-the-holidays-this-year 2021-01-18T16:33:41-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/127659081_376790380266021_1564700550625747411_n.jpg?v=1610998186 I'm so relieved that I don't have to see my family for the holidays this year. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-want-to-tell-my-parents-im-bi 2021-01-18T16:31:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/128464846_1044146399435894_9037274793820068704_n.jpg?v=1610998237 I want to tell my parents I'm bi. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-always-wanted-to-be-a-mom-but-im-also-so-scared-about-gaining-weight 2021-01-18T16:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/129427003_3639927946064394_1817635621928699390_n.jpg?v=1610998283 I have always wanted to be a mom. But I'm also so scared about gaining weight. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-need-a-month-off-to-recover-from-this-year 2021-01-18T16:25:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/130333342_895038511281446_6875316654647991842_n.jpg?v=1610998337 I need a month off to recover from this year. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/some-days-the-only-reason-i-continue-with-making-the-next-right-choice-is-my-dog 2021-01-18T16:17:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/129735566_319415655748830_3922052213931556687_n.jpg?v=1610998379 Some days the only reason I continue with making the next right choice is my dog. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-am-thankful-for-being-here 2021-01-18T16:19:35-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/129740302_209802087279842_9175641084358825037_n.jpg?v=1610998446 Today, I am thankful for being here. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-kept-going 2021-01-18T16:14:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/130775690_2849443531937471_490457546769463242_n.jpg?v=1610998517 I kept going. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/to-this-day-i-still-keep-the-fact-im-adopted-a-secret 2021-01-18T16:06:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/130686071_989716518218372_7385490778951506257_n.jpg?v=1611000523 To this day I still keep the fact I'm adopted a secret. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/6-years-ago-i-almost-dove-into-a-freezing-lake-with-my-gear 2021-01-18T16:04:16-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/138471819_225912959130544_7527421909838094639_n.jpg?v=1611000582 6 years ago I almost dove into a freezing lake with my gear. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-made-the-decision-to-start-the-process-to-become-a-doctor-after-my-mom-passed-away 2021-01-18T16:01:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/138955178_1572724166262755_4661078699758643806_n.jpg?v=1611000794 I made the decision to start the process to become a doctor after my mom passed away. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-trying-to-prioritize-rest-mindful-rest 2021-01-18T15:56:57-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/139506434_441007657055376_3920049717563165072_n.jpg?v=1611000871 I'm trying to prioritize rest, mindful rest. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-had-drunken-blackouts-at-least-once-a-month-for-the-past-3-years 2021-01-18T15:54:40-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/139460917_245878403570348_8945001712924831404_n.jpg?v=1611000934 I had drunken blackouts at least once a month for the past 3 years. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-so-ready-to-love-me 2021-01-20T11:58:28-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/140143343_226216492384057_2661186096821131103_n.jpg?v=1611161908 I'm so ready to love me. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-got-covid-at-work-3-months-ago-and-im-still-not-better 2021-02-02T12:41:38-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_got_Covid_at_work_3_months_ago_and_I_m_still_not_better._I_can_t_eat_I_can_t_sleep_and_my_hair_is_falling_out_in_handfuls._I_can_t_shake_the_sinking_feeling_that_my_body_will_never.png?v=1611162177 I got Covid at work 3 months ago and I'm still not better. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-sister-is-an-alcoholic-shell-never-get-treatment 2021-01-23T11:21:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/My_sister_is_an_alcoholic._She_ll_never_get_treatment_-_this_I_know._Part_of_me_wants_to_walk_away._Abandon_it_all._But_the_other_part_needs_to_stay_-_for_my_16_year_old_niece._She_ha.png?v=1611418828 My sister is an alcoholic. She'll never get treatment. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-father-was-verbally-abusive-my-whole-life-he-got-sick-when-i-was-18 2021-02-02T12:40:38-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/My_father_was_verbally_abusive_my_whole_life._He_got_sick_when_I_was_18._We_tried_to_take_care_of_him_for_a_few_years_but_the_abusive_just_got_worse._My_mom_got_the_courage_to_divorce.png?v=1611419021 My father was verbally abusive my whole life. He got sick when I was 18. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-lost-my-therapy-companion-dog-during-covid 2021-01-29T12:22:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_lost_my_therapy_companion_dog_during_Covid._I_have_been_unraveling_ever_since._Slowly_at_first_and_quickly_now_that_winter_is_here._I_think_of_giving_up_almost_daily._I_adopted_two.png?v=1611940850 I lost my therapy/companion dog during Covid. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-hate-my-job-i-wake-up-every-day-filled-with-anxiety 2021-01-29T12:24:45-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_hate_my_job._I_wake_up_every_day_filled_with_anxiety_hoping_that_my_computer_sets_on_fire._The_obvious_answer_would_be_to_quit_but_this_is_the_only_safe_work_from_home_job_I_could_g.png?v=1611941085 I hate my job. I wake up every day filled with anxiety. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/we-cant-have-kids-of-our-own-and-our-little-rescue-cat-is-our-baby 2021-01-29T12:26:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/We_can_t_have_kids_of_our_own_and_our_little_rescue_cat_is_our_baby._She_makes_it_all_ok._Today_we_found_out_she_has_terminal_cancer_and_we_have_idea_how_we_re_going_to_survive_losing.png?v=1611941183 We can't have kids of our own and our little rescue cat is our baby. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-just-so-happy-im-still-here 2021-01-29T14:22:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_was_in_a_dark_place_for_a_long_time_and_I_wanted_it_all_to_end_so_badly._But_nights_like_tonight_talking_to_my_friends_and_sending_love_back_and_forth..._...I_m_just_so_happy_I_m_st.png?v=1611948156 I'm just so happy I'm still here. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/last-night-during-my-nightmare-i-successfully-fought-back-against-my-attacker 2021-01-29T14:30:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Last_night_during_my_nightmare_I_successfully_fought_back_against_my_attacker_and_called_for_help._It_s_the_first_time_I_ve_been_able_to_do_that_in_my_dream_and_I_was_raped_fourteen_y.png?v=1611948245 Last night during my nightmare, I successfully fought back against my attacker. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/last-year-i-was-unemployed-for-a-few-months-so-when-covid-hit-i-was-already-playing-financial-catch-up 2021-01-30T14:08:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Last_year_I_was_unemployed_for_a_few_months_so_when_COVID_hit_I_was_already_playing_financial_catch_up._Now_I_m_so_broke_and_scared_I_m_thinking_of_starting_an_Only_Fans_for_extra_inc.png?v=1612033710 Last year I was unemployed for a few months, so when Covid hit I was already playing financial catch up. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/the-anniversary-gets-me-every-year-even-14-years-later 2021-01-31T12:08:42-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/The_anniversary_gets_me_every_year._Even_14_years_later_..png?v=1612112922 The anniversary gets me every year. Even 14 years later... https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/getting-a-correct-diagnosis-was-like-coming-home-to-myself 2021-02-01T08:57:46-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Getting_a_correct_diagnosis_was_like_coming_home_to_myself._Treatments_and_defusion_techniques_actually_work_now._My_OCD_thoughts_still_really_scare_me._I_still_cry_about_it_and_griev.png?v=1612187014 Getting a correct diagnosis was like coming home to myself. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-finally-made-the-decision-to-get-a-cane 2021-02-02T12:36:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_finally_made_the_decision_to_get_a_cane._I_m_23_years_old_and_have_never_had_any_mobility_issues_my_entire_life._But_my_chronic_pain_has_made_it_impossible_to_walk_some_days_unassis.png?v=1612287362 I finally made the decision to get a cane. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/after-a-bitter-divorce-between-my-grandparents-i-stopped-talking-to-my-grandfather 2021-02-03T10:50:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/After_a_bitter_divorce_between_my_grandparents_I_stopped_talking_to_my_grandfather._I_couldn_t_forgive_how_things_went_down_and_didn_t_talk_to_him_for_8_years_even_though_he_reached_o.png?v=1612310352 After a bitter divorce between my grandparents I stopped talking to my grandfather. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/yesterday-i-turned-35 2021-02-04T08:57:59-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Yesterday_I_turned_35._For_the_first_time_in_my_life_my_age_freaks_me_out._Not_because_I_m_afraid_of_being_old_of_wrinkles_or_grey_hairs._I_m_scared_because_I_don_t_know_how_I_made_it.png?v=1612444178 Yesterday I turned 35. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/after-a-drunken-hookup-my-freshman-year-of-college 2021-02-06T16:48:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/After_a_drunken_hookup_my_freshman_year_of_college_ok...I_mean_drunken_sexual_assault_I_was_approached_by_a_friend_asking_if_I_wanted_to_press_charges_because_a_girl_who_was_with_him.png?v=1612648113 After a drunken hookup my freshman year of college. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-boyfriend-has-been-sober-for-over-6-months 2021-02-09T15:23:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/My_boyfriend_has_been_sober_for_over_6_months._Recently_I_found_out_he_cheated_on_me_during_his_addiction._This_trigger_trauma_and_my_body_dysmorphic_disorder._We_are_in_couples_thera.png?v=1612902183 My boyfriend has been sober for over 6 months. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-33-and-quit-my-job-3-weeks-ago 2021-02-09T15:25:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_m_33_and_quit_my_job_3_weeks_ago._Since_quitting_I_feel_that_I_have_no_purpose_and_worth._Job_searching_is_awful_and_I_m_not_even_sure_I_want_to_stay_in_my_field_but_I_feel_that_I_c.png?v=1612902327 I'm 33 and quit my job 3 weeks ago. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-just-got-my-first-period-since-starting-to-try-for-a-baby 2021-02-10T09:06:28-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_ve_just_got_my_first_period_since_starting_to_try_for_a_baby._I_m_36_and_have_no_idea_if_this_will_be_able_to_happen_for_me_and_my_partner._I_m_terrified_of_the_potentially_difficul.png?v=1612965988 I've just got my first period since starting to try for a baby. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-been-putting-so-much-pressure-on-myself-for-the-last-few-years 2021-02-11T13:14:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_have_been_putting_so_much_pressure_on_myself_for_the_last_few_years_to_be_clever_more_interesting_be_productive._Created_so_many_things_i_should_be_doing_and_sucked_the_fun_out_of_e.png?v=1613067271 I have been putting so much pressure on myself for the last few years. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-dad-died-when-i-was-10 2021-02-11T13:17:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/My_dad_died_when_I_was_10._My_stepdad_died_two_days_short_of_exactly_15_years_after_my_dad_died._The_same_year_my_stepdad_died_I_met_my_best_friend._She_died_last_Sunday._I_m_35_and_I.png?v=1613067453 My dad died when I was 10. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/when-i-was-19-i-was-in-an-abusive-relationship-and-i-signed-my-name-on-a-car-to-help-my-ex-get-one 2021-02-12T08:27:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/When_I_was_19_I_was_in_an_abusive_relationship_and_I_signed_my_name_on_a_car_to_help_my_ex_get_one_I_had_no_choice._When_I_left_him_2_years_ago_the_dealership_admitted_to_fraud_and_me.png?v=1613136451 When I was 19, I was in an abusive relationship, and I signed my name on a car to help my ex get one. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-father-used-to-drink-and-abuse-me-and-my-siblings 2021-02-14T09:32:43-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/My_father_used_to_drink_and_abuse_me_and_my_siblings._I_felt_so_trapped_alone_and_wanted_to_die._My_boyfriend_of_9_months_and_his_family_took_me_into_their_home_and_told_me_I_could_st.png?v=1613313163 My father used to drink and abuse me and my siblings. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-abused-my-prescription-anxiety-medication-for-over-half-of-my-life 2021-02-15T09:56:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_abused_my_prescription_anxiety_medication_for_over_half_of_my_life_and_have_been_clean_and_healing_for_4_months._At_the_beginning_of_our_relationship_I_was_unfaithful_to_my_fiance_o.png?v=1613400973 I abused my prescription anxiety medication for over half of my life. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-37-year-old-female 2021-02-16T15:08:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_am_a_37_yr_old_female._A_gay_Christian._As_a_single_woman_who_anticipates_being_single_her_entire_life_Valentine_s_Day_can_be_hard._But_it_s_even_harder_now_because_a_year_ago_today.png?v=1613506090 I am 37 year old female. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-binged-daily-for-the-past-year 2021-02-18T08:34:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_have_binged_daily_for_the_past_year_resulting_in_significant_weight_gain_stretch_marks_and_a_consequential_food_addiction._Despite_recently_graduating_with_my_master_s_degree_I_secr.png?v=1613655274 I have binged daily for the past year. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-struggling-tonight-my-chronic-illness-is-weighing-on-me 2021-03-01T17:02:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_m_struggling_tonight_my_chronic_illness_is_weighing_on_me._I_want_to_call_someone_but_I_have_a_hard_time_asking_for_help._I_m_exhausted_but_my_anxiety_is_keeping_me_from_going_to_be.png?v=1614636138 I'm struggling tonight, my chronic illness is weighing on me. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-grandfather-which-i-loved-very-much-died-2-months-ago 2021-03-01T17:04:32-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/My_grandfather_which_I_loved_very_much_died_2_months_ago._I_only_cried_once_because_of_it._I_feel_guilty_because_I_knew_he_was_going_to_die_for_a_while_and_made_peace_with_it._My_mum.png?v=1614636272 My grandfather which I loved very much died 2 months ago. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-been-struggling-with-loving-what-i-look-like 2021-03-01T17:07:14-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_ve_been_struggling_with_loving_what_I_look_like._As_I_get_older_I_start_to_look_like_the_brother_that_raped_me._There_are_times_where_I_literally_look_like_my_nightmares._He_already.png?v=1614636434 I've been struggling with loving what I look like. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/tomorrow-is-the-first-day-ill-paint-my-nails-as-a-guy 2021-03-01T17:09:48-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Tomorrow_is_the_first_day_I_ll_paint_my_nails_as_a_guy_I_m_trans_and_I_m_so_excited_and_happy_that_I_finally_have_become_comfortable_with_my_masculinity_that_I_don_t_fear_throwing_som.png?v=1614636580 Tomorrow is the first day I'll paint my nails as a guy. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/being-a-college-student-during-the-pandemic-is-killing-me 2021-03-05T15:04:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/being_a_college_student.jpg?v=1614974569 Being a college student during the pandemic is killing me. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-just-got-approved-to-rent-a-house-for-my-family 2021-03-05T15:07:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/renthouse.jpg?v=1614974821 I just got approved to rent a house for my family. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-24-years-old-and-still-live-with-my-parents-today-i-came-out-to-them-as-bisexual 2021-03-06T09:11:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_ve_been_struggling_with_loving_what_I_look_like._As_I_get_older_I_start_to_look_like_the_brother_that_raped_me._There_are_times_where_I_literally_look_like_my_nightmares._He_already_b673c606-f7e7-4ed8-827e-08af15df5ec7.png?v=1615039909 I am 24 years old, and still live with my parents. Today, I came out to them as bisexual. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-friend-from-high-school-committed-suicide-on-tuesday 2021-03-09T20:12:15-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Tomorrow_is_the_first_day_I_ll_paint_my_nails_as_a_guy_I_m_trans_and_I_m_so_excited_and_happy_that_I_finally_have_become_comfortable_with_my_masculinity_that_I_don_t_fear_throwing_som_5ad13da5-8445-4242-93c1-b3e58a3cdbd2.png?v=1615338735 My friend from high school committed suicide on Tuesday. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-depression-and-anxiety-my-husband-has-ptsd 2021-03-09T20:15:43-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_m_struggling_tonight_my_chronic_illness_is_weighing_on_me._I_want_to_call_someone_but_I_have_a_hard_time_asking_for_help._I_m_exhausted_but_my_anxiety_is_keeping_me_from_going_to_be_75baedf0-ac17-444b-b4b7-54490ec535ba.png?v=1615338943 I have depression and anxiety. My husband has PTSD. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-dont-know-what-to-do-about-college 2021-03-09T20:18:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_m_33_and_quit_my_job_3_weeks_ago._Since_quitting_I_feel_that_I_have_no_purpose_and_worth._Job_searching_is_awful_and_I_m_not_even_sure_I_want_to_stay_in_my_field_but_I_feel_that_I_c_cd65bc2f-7664-4d58-aeee-2b185cfe4e29.png?v=1615339097 I don't know what to do about college. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-dad-died-six-weeks-ago-and-he-was-biggest-support-for-my-depression 2021-03-09T20:20:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_ve_just_got_my_first_period_since_starting_to_try_for_a_baby._I_m_36_and_have_no_idea_if_this_will_be_able_to_happen_for_me_and_my_partner._I_m_terrified_of_the_potentially_difficul_5ee0b87a-e206-42a6-b682-ca3b3bcf419b.png?v=1615339217 My dad died six weeks ago and he was biggest support for my depression. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/in-the-last-16-months 2021-03-09T20:27:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Tomorrow_is_the_first_day_I_ll_paint_my_nails_as_a_guy_I_m_trans_and_I_m_so_excited_and_happy_that_I_finally_have_become_comfortable_with_my_masculinity_that_I_don_t_fear_throwing_som_1a26af82-2efa-4c2a-87f5-25459f2bfd37.png?v=1615339669 In the last 16 months. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-been-doing-my-best-trying-to-recover-from-complex-ptsd-triggered-by-years-of-abuse-by-an-older-brother 2021-03-14T13:05:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/159222804_212672073993284_8922482424378433158_n.jpg?v=1615741558 I've been doing my best trying to recover from complex PTSD triggered by years of abuse by an older brother. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/its-been-8-months-since-i-cut-contact-with-my-abusive-parents 2021-03-14T13:08:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_m_33_and_quit_my_job_3_weeks_ago._Since_quitting_I_feel_that_I_have_no_purpose_and_worth._Job_searching_is_awful_and_I_m_not_even_sure_I_want_to_stay_in_my_field_but_I_feel_that_I_c_7e059e64-7877-4d90-bed5-8658def4f517.png?v=1615741722 It's been 8 months since I cut contact with my abusive parents. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-did-speech-therapy-in-person-with-my-students-for-the-first-time-in-a-year 2021-03-14T13:11:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/I_ve_just_got_my_first_period_since_starting_to_try_for_a_baby._I_m_36_and_have_no_idea_if_this_will_be_able_to_happen_for_me_and_my_partner._I_m_terrified_of_the_potentially_difficul_a5b2f595-50ed-4f6f-ad77-8e41d0429102.png?v=1615741875 Today I did speech therapy in person with my students for the first time in a year. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/two-months-ago-i-found-out-my-fiance-was-cheating-on-me-and-broke-off-the-engagement-with-him 2021-03-20T11:38:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/Tomorrow_is_the_first_day_I_ll_paint_my_nails_as_a_guy_I_m_trans_and_I_m_so_excited_and_happy_that_I_finally_have_become_comfortable_with_my_masculinity_that_I_don_t_fear_throwing_som_89451deb-b1a9-49dc-977e-60f667e4ce89.png?v=1616254701 Two months ago I found out my fiancé was cheating on me and broke off the engagement with him. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-mom-raised-me-as-a-single-mom-during-a-time-when-it-wasnt-as-common-for-people-to-be-divorced 2021-03-20T11:43:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/161833143_470824440942463_7997253926772356079_n.jpg?v=1616254998 My mom raised me as a single mom during a time when it wasn't as common for people to be divorced. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-feel-like-the-loneliest-woman-in-the-world 2021-03-20T11:46:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/162896476_1704816336356792_6066588390806471653_n.jpg?v=1616255195 Today, I feel like the loneliest woman in the world. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-just-found-out-that-i-will-be-receiving-a-service-dog-in-may 2021-03-26T10:06:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/162686417_519599306087269_7983360802595952145_n.jpg?v=1616767565 I just found out that I will be receiving a service dog in May. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/shortly-before-my-first-miscarriage-i-was-spending-time-with-my-in-laws-and-so-was-not-drinking-alcohol 2021-03-26T10:11:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/163925732_246714433771004_3644670554936420259_n.jpg?v=1616767864 Shortly before my first miscarriage I was spending time with my in-laws and so was not drinking alcohol. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-a-teacher-and-ive-been-so-proud-of-myself-for-teaching-in-person-everyday-through-this-pandemic 2021-05-09T20:00:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/166050226_1072963339867695_3019467490137748721_n.jpg?v=1620604842 I'm a teacher and I've been so proud of myself for teaching in person everyday through this pandemic. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-feel-like-im-failing 2021-05-11T12:17:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/165609963_367772957710350_597636775611869344_n.jpg?v=1620749855 I feel like I'm failing. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-at-the-best-place-i-have-been-mentally-for-years-however-nobody-ever-told-me-that-this-comes-with-a-degree-of-loneliness 2021-05-12T12:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/167198664_288155982813540_4520072411119104474_n.jpg?v=1620750193 I'm at the best place I have been mentally for years, however nobody ever told me that this comes with a degree of loneliness. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/all-my-girl-friends-that-ive-had-in-life-slowly-stop-talking-to-me 2021-06-01T07:58:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/169210177_887800465406247_1401361210569746560_n.jpg?v=1622548715 All my girl friends that I've had in life slowly stop talking to me. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-a-single-mother-and-a-waitress 2021-06-02T08:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/173900633_491936338835887_6550944271707002063_n.jpg?v=1622549070 I'm a single mother and a waitress. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-depression-has-been-getting-worse-over-the-past-couple-of-years 2021-06-03T08:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/175453760_939186123484126_5755330608638628086_n.jpg?v=1622549236 My depression has been getting worse over the past couple of years. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-dealt-with-chronic-illness-throughout-my-childhood-and-developed-depression-because-of-it 2021-06-04T08:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/178478328_316922233113101_983010535825918575_n.jpg?v=1622549395 I dealt with chronic illness throughout my childhood and developed depression because of it. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-just-got-my-first-dose-of-the-moderna-vaccine 2021-06-05T08:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/180398790_502174030922634_8652732167407286916_n.jpg?v=1622549556 I just got my first dose of the Moderna vaccine. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-dad-has-been-looking-forward-to-drinks-with-me-for-a-year-covid 2021-06-06T08:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/181537314_372076430806741_6099782885861404222_n.jpg?v=1622549716 My dad has been looking forward to drinks with me for a year (covid). https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-33-and-just-got-fired-from-the-longest-job-ive-ever-had-5-years 2021-06-07T08:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/183583707_814797432754239_398416330802366811_n.jpg?v=1622549868 I'm 33 and just got fired from the longest job I've ever had (5+ years). https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-just-been-diagnosed-with-esophageal-cancer 2021-06-08T08:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/185152672_1199375430543501_2754025333822403457_n.jpg?v=1622550035 I've just been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/a-week-ago-i-lost-my-job-and-its-the-best-thing-that-could-have-happened-to-me 2021-06-09T08:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/187593084_203238048296837_2954667478013218154_n.jpg?v=1622550213 A week ago I lost my job, and it's the best thing that could have happened to me. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-flying-across-the-country-since-covid-to-see-my-family-and-my-anxiety-is-making-me-dread-the-flight 2021-06-10T08:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/191807144_300872201587250_6277881290123606807_n.jpg?v=1622550337 I'm flying across the country since covid to see my family and my anxiety is making me dread the flight. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/when-i-was-diagnosed-to-be-supportive-most-people-i-told-said-bipolar-wasnt-a-big-deal-anymore 2021-06-11T08:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/193767348_152708256773619_4674570241578748593_n.jpg?v=1622550499 When I was diagnosed, to be supportive most people I told said bipolar wasn't a big deal anymore. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/what-happened-to-you-shouldnt-have-happened-it-was-not-your-fault-and-you-didnt-deserve-that 2021-08-17T14:45:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/195297461_145395924246596_6562474844596249115_n.jpg?v=1629225907 "What happened to you shouldn't have happened. It was not your fault, and you didn't deserve that." https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-best-friend-completely-ended-our-friendship-a-year-ago-because-they-didnt-want-to-be-held-accountable-for-hurting-me-and-im-still-mourning 2021-08-17T14:48:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/198324422_104937921730833_6527838772611808092_n.jpg?v=1629226118 My best friend completely ended our friendship a year ago because they didn't want to be held accountable for hurting me and I'm still mourning. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-did-it 2021-08-17T14:52:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/199242002_531981911573107_7012041176854026224_n.jpg?v=1629226366 I did it! https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-grew-up-in-a-hoarder-house 2021-08-18T15:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/200744640_277093057490955_3738273103590211483_n.jpg?v=1629226614 I grew up in a hoarder house. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-mind-has-gotten-so-much-healthier-finally-after-years-of-fighting-for-remission 2021-08-19T15:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/202116275_527286681642922_3865121944187406543_n.jpg?v=1629226812 My mind has gotten so much healthier finally after years of fighting for remission. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/she-looked-toward-the-kind-gentleman-who-motioned-down-to-the-floor 2021-08-20T15:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/205314358_242136630647642_3985138264965050055_n.jpg?v=1629227134 she looked toward the kind gentleman who motioned down to the floor https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-afraid-ill-have-to-bury-my-baby-brother-before-hes-able-to-be-an-uncle 2021-09-15T09:33:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/210023073_548256759532409_2785792393383250745_n.jpg?v=1631712815 I'm afraid I'll have to bury my baby brother before he's able to be an uncle. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/in-two-days-im-aborting-a-wanted-pregnancy 2021-09-16T10:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/210547950_3007211426215608_6494715183175153551_n.jpg?v=1631713191 In two days I'm aborting a wanted pregnancy. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-jealous-of-my-friends-who-have-family-support-like-inherited-wealth-or-parents-who-can-provide-a-safety-net 2021-09-17T10:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/217568573_349447743287153_4207118320657632686_n.jpg?v=1631713450 I'm jealous of my friends who have family support like inherited wealth or parents who can provide a safety net. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-chose-my-wedding-dress-yesterday-and-today-im-in-tears 2021-09-20T10:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/223044101_1194950317597902_8385439926749765468_n.jpg?v=1631713660 I chose my wedding dress yesterday and today I'm in tears. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/its-been-a-little-over-a-year-since-i-was-hospitalized-for-a-suicide-attempt 2021-09-21T10:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/226343894_554818982360875_7105530567542503049_n.jpg?v=1631716143 It's been a little over a year since I was hospitalized for a suicide attempt. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-spent-most-of-my-life-ignoring-what-i-like 2022-02-21T16:54:44-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/233928010_217583060291736_3552542476181335870_n.jpg?v=1645480484 I spent most of my life ignoring what I like https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-great-aunt-died-on-friday 2022-02-22T17:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/238440180_379578916913303_6125516980571688645_n.jpg?v=1645481096 My great aunt died on Friday. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-in-therapy-was-the-first-session-where-i-let-myself-feel 2022-02-23T17:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/240539781_851922772355414_2956748391112362667_n.jpg?v=1645481448 Today in therapy was the first session where I let myself feel. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-m-getting-divorced 2022-02-24T17:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/240711273_653327535648920_1421384145815692482_n.jpg?v=1645481704 I’m getting divorced. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-just-found-out-that-my-younger-brother-14-practiced-self-harm 2022-02-25T17:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/241314336_914800529124807_5755292378461854151_n.jpg?v=1645481967 I just found out that my younger brother (14) practiced self harm https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-wish-i-understood-how-people-exercise-so-easily-and-happily 2022-09-05T22:35:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/241807562_459011301836730_4248980753359232036_n.jpg?v=1662431679 I wish I understood how people exercise so easily and happily. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/one-of-my-closest-friends-and-my-sons-godmother-died-of-suicide-3-days-ago 2022-09-06T08:20:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/242071825_549039946423736_4086158261244258711_n.jpg?v=1662466816 One of my closest friends and my son's godmother died of suicide 3 days ago. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-trying-to-be-kind-to-myself-today 2022-09-06T08:23:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/242600584_226045429569688_5085527743373198459_n.jpg?v=1662467010 I'm trying to be kind to myself today. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/tonight-i-made-progress 2022-09-07T08:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/243397521_293573492264734_1184633581057296803_n.jpg?v=1662467259 Tonight, I made progress https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-made-a-mistake-getting-married 2022-09-08T08:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/245811475_632932317868340_1513884014899299289_n.jpg?v=1662467443 I made a mistake getting married. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-keep-thinking-the-next-antidepressant-anti-anxiety-medication-will-help 2022-09-10T09:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/247378475_1569541516718315_3035759414163954388_n.jpg?v=1662467639 I keep thinking the next antidepressant/anti-anxiety medication will help. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-got-covid-quite-early 2022-09-12T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/248568892_401547531553514_2045005739672734905_n.jpg?v=1662467828 I got covid quite early. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/married-14-years 2022-09-13T09:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/252479176_928229461404309_3831646080384707045_n.jpg?v=1662468005 Married 14 years. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-had-covid-a-year-ago-and-my-body-has-never-been-the-same 2022-09-15T09:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/248006391_186810916976320_3266156445568113151_n.jpg?v=1662468192 I had Covid a year ago and my body has never been the same. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-fiance-and-i-broke-up 2022-09-16T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/258858940_875668916466171_3011493402027643452_n.jpg?v=1662468324 My fiance and I broke up. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-just-found-out-there-is-a-very-high-chance-that-i-may-have-lung-cancer 2022-09-17T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/261831417_953568895367706_516372640137704391_n.jpg?v=1662468454 I have just found out there is a very high chance that I may have lung cancer. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-scared-that-to-respect-myself-and-my-boundaries-ill-be-forced-to-walk-out-on-my-family 2022-09-18T09:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/266060827_754081372223864_7065996215198085812_n.jpg?v=1662468608 I'm scared that to respect myself and my boundaries I'll be forced to walk out on my family https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-dad-was-the-kind-of-person-who-fought-to-live 2022-09-19T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/267995625_490550879018007_6249123423707781780_n.jpg?v=1662468747 My dad was the kind of person who fought to live. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-was-packing-lunches-for-myself-and-my-20-month-old-daughter 2022-09-21T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/272003443_3369423086716126_8945314745307399707_n.jpg?v=1662468954 Today I was packing lunches for myself and my 20 month old daughter. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-learned-today-my-friend-is-dying 2022-09-22T10:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/272200992_467275088378269_827970358031586775_n.jpg?v=1662469368 I learned today my friend is dying. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-took-a-shower-today 2022-09-23T09:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/272451233_351027433239109_7962671859816660521_n.jpg?v=1662469652 I took a shower today. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-partner-is-losing-weight-quickly-and-is-excited-by-his-progress-but-i-am-concerned 2022-09-24T19:30:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/272646365_777956256498061_2525807411941914578_n.jpg?v=1662470083 My partner is losing weight quickly and is excited by his "progress" but I am concerned. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-lost-my-dog 2022-09-25T09:30:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/272915131_968669260421283_114443740957620950_n.jpg?v=1662470654 I lost my dog. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-gave-up-being-a-counselor-during-the-pandemic 2022-09-26T10:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/269832044_929534297701553_1543260561430135179_n.jpg?v=1662471287 I gave up being a counselor during the pandemic. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-started-seeing-a-new-therapist-last-august 2022-09-27T10:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/273625456_1389265478205697_560944320153178228_n.jpg?v=1662471534 I started seeing a new therapist last August https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/at-24-i-had-a-midlife-crisis 2022-09-28T10:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/273699979_615899122848827_4664084570479701552_n.jpg?v=1662471793 At 24 I had a midlife crisis. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/medicating-my-bipolar-disorder-was-the-best-thing-ive-ever-done 2022-09-30T10:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/273758281_4570772489700236_965873078147856298_n.jpg?v=1662471984 Medicating my bipolar disorder was the best thing I've ever done https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/this-thursday-is-my-trauma-versary 2022-10-01T10:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/274093179_469254178018259_1041346056570614798_n.jpg?v=1662472147 This Thursday is my trauma-versary. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-working-on-accepting-myself-fully 2022-10-02T14:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/274358869_1114566212677001_4126140729732473362_n.jpg?v=1662472443 I am working on accepting myself fully. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/weve-all-been-told-that-mental-health-isnt-just-something-you-can-power-through 2022-10-03T10:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/274320428_806283064099701_3569979441896086618_n.jpg?v=1662472613 We've all been told that mental health isn't just something you can power through https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-came-out-last-year-as-a-transgender-man 2022-10-04T10:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/274535137_500805451699983_994161036209846620_n.jpg?v=1662472817 I came out last year as a transgender man. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-beginning-to-learn-how-to-parent-myself 2022-10-06T21:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/274694773_1163063287433162_1145253598745393634_n.jpg?v=1664846784 I am beginning to learn how to parent myself https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-24-and-have-the-hardest-time-wanting-to-be-in-a-relationship-due-to-past-abuse 2022-10-07T22:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/274775567_532548531416036_1227607788890562734_n.jpg?v=1664847495 I'm 24 and have the hardest time wanting to be in a relationship due to past abuse. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/everyday-i-get-up-go-to-work-and-feel-like-im-a-shell-of-who-i-want-to-be 2022-10-08T22:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/274969225_260848849553404_578963335281762099_n.jpg?v=1664847898 Everyday I get up, go to work and feel like I'm a shell of who I want to be. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-am-constantly-feeling-guilty-that-i-hide-myself-and-my-wants-from-my-family 2022-10-09T22:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/275215061_750218512614887_8104807468300774563_n.jpg?v=1664848470 I am constantly feeling guilty that I hide myself and my wants from my family. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-partner-and-i-have-been-trying-to-get-pregnant-for-about-a-year-and-a-half 2022-10-10T22:30:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/275494889_1471623509922765_1181453817230961290_n.jpg?v=1664848835 My partner and I have been trying to get pregnant for about a year and a half. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-just-canceled-a-doctor-check-up-for-my-toddler-because-we-dont-have-insurance-and-we-cant-afford-it 2022-10-12T22:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/275606145_287445566844462_4908999643429155595_n.jpg?v=1664849571 I just canceled a doctor check up for my toddler because we don't have insurance and we can't afford it. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-was-abused-when-i-was-very-young-in-the-worst-way-by-the-woman-that-birthed-me 2022-10-13T22:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/275720255_984347452185150_522450122341975387_n.jpg?v=1664849755 I was abused when I was very young in the worst way by the woman that birthed me. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-brother-is-close-friends-with-him 2022-10-15T22:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/275806788_679814223213148_1516154410445976839_n.jpg?v=1664850571 My brother is close friends with him. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/odds-are-that-my-father-is-going-to-die-very-soon 2022-10-16T23:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/276152908_505179151221528_2865112349152614946_n.jpg?v=1664850834 Odds are that my father is going to die very soon. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-blood-family-is-by-no-means-bad 2022-10-19T22:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/277028960_1166017434140151_1111943573414547699_n.jpg?v=1664936352 My blood family is by no means bad. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-been-struggling-the-past-few-months 2022-10-21T23:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/277067463_494197338826039_8185514627680270153_n.jpg?v=1664939077 I've been struggling the past few months. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-just-want-to-believe 2022-10-22T23:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/277416728_2227645397373468_3069968244985163587_n.jpg?v=1664939829 I just want to believe... https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-sitting-in-the-vets-office 2022-10-24T00:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/277445328_5255399947823530_4885846416273580299_n.jpg?v=1664940915 I'm sitting in the vet's office https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-just-set-a-new-goal 2022-10-26T00:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/277692706_133036319295389_7627702871107834228_n.jpg?v=1664941585 I've just set a new goal https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-47-years-old-and-i-hate-myself 2022-10-27T23:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/277597031_3199377990344211_7768986339421904202_n.jpg?v=1665456028 I'm 47 years old and I hate myself. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-really-sad-right-now-because-i-realize-that-i-genuinely-dont-have-in-real-life-friends 2022-10-31T23:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/277976211_652948219337440_345079693958253959_n.jpg?v=1665457414 Im really sad right now because I realize that I genuinely dont have in real life friends https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-think-im-ruining-it-with-a-guy 2022-11-01T23:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/278099348_356394209611982_8204120528033929330_n.jpg?v=1665457688 I think I'm ruining it with a guy. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-starting-naltrexone-tomorrow 2022-11-02T23:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/278329218_1205244753631183_754089696054168132_n.jpg?v=1665457918 I'm starting Naltrexone tomorrow https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-been-going-to-therapy-because-i-dont-know-what-it-feels-like-to-be-happy 2022-11-03T23:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/278424138_402702251303630_7953218930427490379_n.jpg?v=1665458227 I've been going to therapy because I don't know what it feels like to be happy https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-about-6-months-out-from-my-last-message 2022-11-04T23:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/278752651_736452140680490_6285508635477406891_n.jpg?v=1665458562 I'm about 6 months out from my last message https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-never-thought-id-make-it-to-17 2022-11-05T23:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/278744668_348186220707894_8490948954852723814_n.jpg?v=1665458714 I never thought I'd make it to 17. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/last-night-was-the-lowest-point-in-my-life-so-far 2023-01-03T22:38:48-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/279021533_384906680202204_2606150005263713807_n.jpg?v=1672803528 Last night was the lowest point in my life so far. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-often-wonder-what-life-would-be-like-if-i-was-never-put-on-psychiatric-meds 2023-01-03T23:15:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/279149767_118508537495906_9010395683216458265_n.jpg?v=1672805701 I often wonder what life would be like if I was never put on psychiatric meds https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-is-my-birthday-ive-never-cared-much-about-them 2023-01-04T00:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/279389058_714265816588625_449402223132705295_n.jpg?v=1672806758 Today is my birthday. I've never cared much about them https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-husband-and-i-are-both-recovering-from-covid 2023-01-04T20:40:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/279551195_544663913681345_4857062679925974956_n.jpg?v=1672882854 My husband and I are both recovering from Covid. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/its-been-a-week-since-i-lost-my-best-buddy 2023-01-04T20:48:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/279843849_449734993622793_8454647248483795301_n.jpg?v=1672883280 It's been a week since I lost my best buddy. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-dad-divorced-my-mom-when-i-was-in-college 2023-01-05T21:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/280209379_145854251297448_7936844760229638367_n.jpg?v=1672883734 my dad divorced my mom when i was in college https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-4-days-away-from-my-college-graduation 2023-01-06T21:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/281349492_755552762102799_6363892100924330466_n.jpg?v=1672884127 I'm 4 days away from my college graduation https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/all-my-friends-count-on-me-being 2023-01-07T21:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/283521506_975706966645410_3585982456746327852_n.jpg?v=1672884984 All my friends count on me being https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/im-lonely-i-am-married-and-i-have-amazing-friends 2023-01-09T21:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/284289191_988621061804254_8681762291940500029_n.jpg?v=1672885465 I'm lonely. I am married, and I have amazing friends. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-friend-stood-me-up-because-they-were-hanging-out-with-someone-else 2023-01-14T14:32:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/284930655_493677059182860_4332373955640286126_n.jpg?v=1673724721 My friend stood me up because they were hanging out with someone else. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/death-took-my-favorite-person 2023-01-14T15:07:51-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/286081066_1066364700929740_1771599604826953960_n.jpg?v=1673724831 Death took my favorite person https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-had-an-intellectual-love-affair-with-an-old-friend-during-the-pandemic 2023-01-15T15:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/286993669_509368514259622_232730343800034842_n.jpg?v=1673725001 I had an intellectual love affair with an old friend during the pandemic https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-was-already-on-the-edge-of-a-crisis-because-of-my-job 2023-01-16T15:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/287842635_584677896328469_7888083707351990046_n.jpg?v=1673725096 I was already on the edge of a crisis because of my job. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-feel-like-a-failure-because-i-have-been-in-treatment-for-a-decade 2023-01-17T15:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/289669543_535186045061315_1915243214318941414_n.jpg?v=1673725251 I feel like a failure because I have been in treatment for a decade https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/yesterday-i-was-diagnosed-with-severe-depression-and-high-anxiety 2023-01-18T16:00:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/291017390_542706250869527_7990665330159718530_n.jpg?v=1673725540 Yesterday I was diagnosed with severe depression and high anxiety. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-heard-about-2-weeks-ago-that-our-family-dog-has-cancer 2023-01-19T15:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/292132585_166594732533656_8444843385343649808_n.jpg?v=1673725662 I heard about 2 weeks ago that our family dog has cancer. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-was-in-high-school-when-students-lost-their-lives-in-columbine 2023-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/292609649_5854713274544914_5048479888758986536_n.jpg?v=1673725758 I was in high school when students lost their lives in Columbine. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-realized-i-actually-want-to-live 2023-01-21T15:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/293982330_367385438845332_2926559144251600634_n.jpg?v=1673725896 Today I realized I actually want to live. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-am-a-week-clean-and-sober-from-narcotics 2023-01-22T15:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/294994287_359662789689245_3237074112640481958_n.jpg?v=1673726032 Today I am a week clean and sober from narcotics https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-21st-bday-marked-the-beginning-of-the-hardest-years-of-my-life 2023-01-24T15:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/296217127_190350016669860_5825905456742862609_n.jpg?v=1673726122 My 21st bday marked the beginning of the hardest years of my life https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-got-married-two-weeks-ago 2023-01-25T15:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/296819418_731577794788168_8000011614082351007_n.jpg?v=1673726216 I got married two weeks ago https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-husband-and-i-have-been-married-for-11-months 2023-01-26T15:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/297436845_776385726892658_641560562662477132_n.jpg?v=1673726453 My husband and I have been married for 11 months https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-been-in-a-really-bad-depressive-episode 2023-01-27T15:30:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/297772858_1165676460675197_8690373305620315643_n.jpg?v=1673726708 I've been in a really bad depressive episode https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-dont-know-if-anyone-reads-these-but-lve-had-my-first-traumatic-experience-with-the-mental-health-industry 2023-01-27T21:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/299400025_1067227207235975_213681679284739320_n.jpg?v=1673726818 I don't know if anyone reads these, but l've had my first traumatic experience with the mental health industry https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/yesterday-was-my-29th-birthday 2023-01-28T15:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/299793536_161777903101505_2383365125019426003_n.jpg?v=1673727340 Yesterday was my 29th birthday. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-went-for-my-yearly-mammogram-earlier-this-year 2023-01-30T15:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/300576840_368504905480681_9204777162981922053_n.jpg?v=1673727440 I went for my yearly mammogram earlier this year. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-no-longer-see-the-point-to-life 2023-01-31T15:30:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/303185882_835906721124433_1579650654060908122_n.jpg?v=1673727532 I no longer see the point to life. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-been-going-out-on-dates-with-a-guy-i-really-like 2023-02-01T15:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/305202925_1011202366943899_3367378953002936110_n.jpg?v=1673727664 I've been going out on dates with a guy I really like https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/in-my-later-teens-i-came-to-terms-with-my-sexuality 2023-02-02T15:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/305031352_605348937897317_4392558680052468027_n.jpg?v=1673727754 in my later teens i came to terms with my sexuality https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-dog-passed-last-october-and-i-dont-know-if-ill-ever-feel-whole 2023-02-03T16:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/305870425_127371176535787_9139987919997549813_n.jpg?v=1673727864 My dog passed last October and I don't know if I'll ever feel whole. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/more-days-than-not-i-wake-up-wondering-if-i-can-opt-out-of-life 2023-02-04T16:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/305870944_650172619580219_5836783373379769213_n.jpg?v=1673728042 More days than not I wake up wondering if I can "opt out" of life. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-mother-recently-got-into-a-bad-accident 2023-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/306067277_1221419722043240_7558807980632555215_n.jpg?v=1673728172 My mother recently got into a bad accident https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-someone-said-i-love-you-to-me 2023-02-06T16:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/306211390_749398432819784_4417521912386998789_n.jpg?v=1673728279 For the first time in my life someone said "I love you" to me https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-had-several-anxiety-attacks-in-the-last-few-weeks 2023-02-07T16:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/306734418_124420153706364_2017715382012403147_n.jpg?v=1673728390 I had several anxiety attacks in the last few weeks. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/a-month-ago-i-left-my-job-to-return-to-my-graduate-degree 2023-02-08T12:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/306745789_768015711093731_7941856609087818345_n.jpg?v=1673888973 A month ago I left my job to return to my graduate degree https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-reunited-with-my-best-friend-after-a-few-years-of-silence-from-both-parts 2023-02-09T12:30:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/306920095_428453255937865_8575532061637358048_n.jpg?v=1673889276 I reunited with my best friend after a few years of silence from both parts https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/my-depression-has-been-getting-worse-over-the-past-couple-of-years-1 2023-02-10T12:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/307440822_1508714066309667_6283908282522649925_n.jpg?v=1673889782 it's me again! I just wanted to let you know that I'm actually thriving now https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-recently-started-depression-meds 2023-02-11T13:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/307141228_1247568622451789_1433621669742633523_n.jpg?v=1673890705 I recently started depression meds https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-lost-my-mom-in-january 2023-02-12T13:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/307450641_668731914767592_8249465806493847020_n.jpg?v=1673890939 I lost my Mom in January https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/the-fact-is-im-suffering 2023-02-14T13:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/307857910_144610287970136_6372781769590826925_n.jpg?v=1673891042 The fact is I'm suffering https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/took-my-first-anti-depressant-today 2023-02-14T18:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/308197876_1134427320803146_6344029868491881194_n.jpg?v=1673891156 Took my first anti depressant today https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-feel-stuck-im-one-of-the-people-who-has-been-called-the-quiet-quitter 2023-02-16T13:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/306734418_124420153706364_2017715382012403147_n_3967ee79-2bdd-4b64-b7b0-39ecfa3dc8e2.jpg?v=1673891313 I feel stuck. I'm one of the people who has been called the "quiet quitter." https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-was-sexually-assaulted-on-a-date-almost-5-years-ago 2023-02-17T13:00:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/308634670_1486121928522792_666067046663554239_n.jpg?v=1673891397 I was sexually assaulted on a date almost 5 years ago https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/something-i-wish-i-knew-a-long-time-ago 2023-02-18T13:00:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/308946393_2203756923129158_281967828962436630_n.jpg?v=1673891474 Something I wish I knew a long time ago https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-know-its-ok-to-not-be-ok-but-im-honestly-so-sick-of-not-being-ok 2023-02-19T13:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/309031929_172594061991067_6428744252170691838_n.jpg?v=1673891682 I know it's ok to not be ok, but I'm honestly so sick of not being ok https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/it-wasnt-the-right-decision-for-us 2023-02-20T13:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/309632120_1127577528162595_4545340873407760360_n.jpg?v=1673891773 It wasn't the right decision for "us." https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-take-so-many-psychiatric-medications-its-overwhelming 2023-02-21T13:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/309679318_1139440976987980_1940625348099728351_n.jpg?v=1673891863 I take so many psychiatric medications, its overwhelming https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-dont-know-what-to-do 2023-02-23T13:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/310437233_774738056939285_4450093142082878528_n.jpg?v=1673891970 I don't know what to do https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-been-going-out-on-dates-with-a-guy-i-really-like-1 2023-02-24T16:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/310451975_441052187906404_4124370748021255928_n.jpg?v=1673903627 I've been going out on dates with a guy I really like https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-lost-my-job-last-week 2023-02-25T16:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/310783870_1508948069625716_2536611055145466162_n.jpg?v=1673903734 I lost my job last week https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/after-working-so-hard-for-so-many-years-on-all-aspects-of-my-mental-health 2023-02-28T16:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/311143404_613010110553596_2047741836516185800_n.jpg?v=1673903943 After working so hard for so many years on all aspects of my mental health https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-grew-up-in-a-family-with-verbal-and-emotional-abuse 2023-03-01T16:30:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/311264722_498785338766768_1619996689159807891_n.jpg?v=1673904062 I grew up in a family with verbal and emotional abuse https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-a-group-of-friends 2023-03-02T16:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/311511526_1018825006177624_1776236716136846657_n.jpg?v=1673904167 I have a group of "friends" https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-during-therapy-my-therapist-started-crying-while-listening-to-my-story 2023-03-03T17:00:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/311594040_2246446945515691_2607566345861502053_n.jpg?v=1673904451 Today, during therapy, my therapist started crying while listening to my story https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-cant-take-it-anymore-its-2-weeks-to-my-birthday 2023-03-04T17:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/311975751_529948038967361_2258379828829407842_n.jpg?v=1673904588 I can't take it anymore. It's 2 weeks to my birthday https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/3-years-later-and-the-monster-who-raped-me-is-still-showing-up-in-my-dreams 2023-03-06T17:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/312347971_1611615289253642_5711602673144026975_n.jpg?v=1673904961 3 years later and the monster who raped me is still showing up in my dreams https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-struggled-with-anxiety-my-whole-life 2023-03-09T17:30:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/312803366_662681501890263_4655371020061725655_n.jpg?v=1675030088 I've struggled with anxiety my whole life https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-had-my-first-baby-after-spending-my-life-assuming-i-dont-want-one 2023-03-11T17:30:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/312997246_489299256566941_4654575124259454487_n.jpg?v=1675030237 I had my first baby after spending my life assuming I don't want one https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/today-i-got-the-diagnosis-autism-and-add 2023-03-12T17:30:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/313791808_644531167250097_4094560163371819660_n.jpg?v=1675030364 Today I got the diagnosis autism and add https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/ive-struggled-with-depression-for-half-of-my-life 2023-04-12T19:00:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/314476505_810914413516336_8051410721277597160_n.jpg?v=1681340412 I've struggled with depression for half of my life. https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-wish-i-had-a-a-different-family 2023-04-13T19:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/314656701_1592029934561015_8588472930878450360_n.jpg?v=1681340562 I wish I had a a different family https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/she-was-my-high-school-teacher 2023-04-14T19:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/315552564_2754534071345120_4275605823484409753_n.jpg?v=1681340724 She was my high school teacher https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/a-year-ago-he-forced-sleeping-pills-down-my-throat 2023-04-16T19:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/315970699_1488604918309256_3864406650456611564_n.jpg?v=1681340948 a year ago he forced sleeping pills down my throat https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-recently-realized-that-i-understand-how-someone-commits-suicide 2023-04-17T19:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/316756355_168882439091372_7923106415615250978_n.jpg?v=1681341087 I recently realized that I understand how someone commits suicide https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-have-compassion-for-those-who-are-disabled 2023-04-18T19:30:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/316729381_1092039448152615_525135756333530389_n.jpg?v=1681341345 I have compassion for those who are disabled https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/i-just-realized-that-this-week-has-been-really-hard 2023-04-20T19:30:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/317074481_5463868263710938_1828196349770889229_n.jpg?v=1681341552 I just realized that this week has been really hard https://healingoutloud.org/blogs/news/not-a-single-day-goes-by-that-i-dont-feel-like-im-faking-it-at-my-job 2023-04-21T19:30:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0259/3403/7070/articles/317193037_819948979262045_2655246892221934666_n.jpg?v=1681341686 Not a single day goes by that I don't feel like I'm faking it at my job