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.
Sean Downey
Talk it out – because bottling emotions is only good for soda.
Therapy – like emotional CrossFit, but with tissues.
Exercise – turns “I’m losing it” into “I’m losing weight.”
Routine – because chaos is only cute in sitcoms.
Art – scream into a canvas, not into the void.
Self-compassion – treat yourself like a friend, not like your internet troll. Read More>>
Shayla Bergeron
I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) at a very young age, and I’ve been in therapy throughout most of my life. While therapy has played a consistent role in helping me manage my mental health, what truly helped me begin to overcome some of the hardest moments was the strong support network I’ve been fortunate to have around me, especially my friends and family. Read More>>
Matt Snyder
When I finished graduate school in June 2015, I was in quite a dark place that stemmed from many years of burnout in school, working my butt off to be a high performer, involved in all the things, and demonstrating to the world what I thought they wanted to see. School was my life for years. Rinse and repeat the same structured routine and reliability of go, learn, meet people, party, come home for the summer and enjoy time off. Read More>>
Carrie Newberry
When I was seven, I was diagnosed with depression. As an adult, I now know that anxiety was a huge part of the picture, too, but back then, depression was the one the doctors saw. I suffered from massive mood swings and didn’t have the vocabulary to express what I was feeling. I was scared, lost, and not particularly fun to be around. My family did the best they could to support me, but none of us knew what to do with a kid who wanted to kill herself. Read More>>
