As the prevalence of mental health issues increases and affects an ever larger number of our friends and family, it becomes essential that we create spaces for folks to talk about how they overcame or persisted despite mental health challenges. Here, we’ve tried to create a safe space for people to come together and discuss their stories, experiences, triumphs and failures with managing their mental health issues.
Kris Alyssa
I only discovered as an adult I have ADHD. It’s been a challenge since school days that back then I couldn’t even define. School was rough. I got the grades part down, but I was shy and anxious so the social piece was difficult. I still have trauma from back then related to self-worth and not fitting in. Read More>>
Brandi Rubino
My head isn’t quiet; it’s a stack of unbalanced plates—they are always about to crash. That’s the noise, the sheer, bright constant hum: the OCD looping the same panicked thought over and over until I’m dizzy, the anxiety vibrating right behind my teeth, and the absolute drain of fibromyalgia. For too long, I wasted everything I had trying to keep that stack perfectly still. Read More>>
Danica Carson
This is actually a very important question as it relates to my business. I have struggled with ADHD for a long time. When I was a kid, people would chalk up my inability to complete things to my ‘artist’s spirit’. What people didn’t understand was that the clutter and inability to complete things were symptoms of ADHD rather than personality traits. Read More>>
Jenna Schmidt
I’ve been living with depression since high school—probably even earlier—but I wasn’t officially diagnosed until around 2010. Back then, I just thought I was “going through a phase,” but it turned out to be something much deeper. When I was sixteen, I went through things no teenager should ever have to face. Read More>>
Flora Montes
You know, I live with PTSD as a result of childhood trauma, and for a long time, I didn’t understand how deeply it shaped me. But over time, I realized it also shaped my purpose — it made me more empathetic, more creative, and more determined to build spaces where healing and expression can coexist. Read More>>
Cherish Mullins
There was a point in my life when showing up felt like the hardest thing to do. I’ve had days where my smile didn’t match how I felt inside. Times when I was running on empty, juggling multiple jobs, and pouring into everyone around me while quietly falling apart myself. I didn’t always have balance, and honestly, I didn’t always have peace. Read More>>
Miss April Nastasi
Hello my name is April Nastasi. I’m 54 years old and I reside in Las Cruces New Mexico near the chili capital of the world. My journey has been definitely a long one of trials and hidden PTSD. Just the last 12 years of my life have been full of trauma with abandonment by my husband with 5 horses Read More>>
