Mental Illness & Resilience
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Grounded in the Rockets’ Red Glare
Shadow Seekers’ Dispatch, ed. 9 In This Edition 4th of July Mental Health Tips When the sky starts bragging in red-white-blue, some of us brace…
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The Wounded Healer: Embracing Your Story Through Creativity
The Wounded Healer’s Lesson The archetype of the wounded healer teaches us that our deepest pain can also become a powerful gift—the ability to guide…
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Living in Bipolar Disorder and the Grayness of Mental Illness
March 30 is World Bipolar Day, a time to raise awareness and break the stigma surrounding bipolar disorder. But for many of us living with…
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Your Trauma Healing Journey: Making Peace with Contradictions
Trauma doesn’t just leave scars—it fractures us. It carves deep divides between who we were, who we are, and who we’re striving to become. It’s…
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Why Am I an Artist?
Pin it To Be Free I create art to slip off into a place of no time, no worry, no depression, and no PTSD. While…
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The Truth About Hearing Voices
I’ve been hearing voices over the past couple weeks, off and on. The voices don’t tell me to do anything, and I would not follow…
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Is This Depression or Bipolar?
The writer reflects on their struggle with mental illness, emphasizing that the distinction between depression and bipolar disorder is overshadowed by the profound impact of…
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