So much of grief is learning how to integrate our shadow selves into the rest of us.

Talking mental health with Sam Dylan Finch.
So much of grief is learning how to integrate our shadow selves into the rest of us.
"I have to unconditionally surrender to the care and support of those around me. I have to be willing to let my heart be nourished just as much as my body."
"‘You three get two scoops of ice cream.’ She then looked at me and said, ‘You’ll get a kiddie scoop.’”
"I avoided those relationships where love was free and easy. Because it didn't feel 'earned,' so I didn't feel worthy."
I’m breathless now, looking back at all the ways you would not back down from survival.
Eating disorders are built on a house of lies, but if it's the only house you've ever lived in, you just won't see it that way.
I used my proximity to body positive spaces to disregard the very idea that I needed help — and I'm paying the price physically, mentally, and emotionally now.
As both a suicide attempt and loss survivor, I need to climb up onto my soapbox for a minute. Suicide…
After my friend's suicide, I realized something: We ask people to reach out. But we never explain how.
It's powerful to begin a new year by saying, "I'm choosing me."