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Another Year of LMBG Is Among Us
And I paid for the .com. When I started this journey I had no idea what was going to happen. I was pretty sure I was going to end up houseless, and just continue to fall through the cracks. If it hadn’t been for Nada Chehade, I probably wouldn’t be here today. She was the…
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Mental Health and The Levels of Journey
So as afraid of the future as I am, I am coming to the conclusion that the reason I am here is to do more than just keep a record of my mental health. I always wanted to build a community around mental health so that I could talk to other women, and other women…
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Mental Health Without The Church
I have a new church now. It’s the church of Mental health. Everyone is welcome regardless of age, race, creed, nationality, size, orientation, and color. Regardless of any label that may separate you from someone else, you’re welcome in this community. Some folks believe in God, others don’t. Some believe in many Gods, others don’t.…
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2024, The Year Of New Adventures
Spring Fling is all about celebrating the new year, and enjoying the fresh flowers that “spring up”, during the new season. As the dark gray clouds make way for bright blue skies and giant balls of orange, yellow, and red, light, we start dressing differently. We start taking our fashion and our experiences more seriously,…
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7 Years! Happy Birthday, Loud Mouth Brown Girl
Seven years of anything is a lot, but especially because I thought I’d be long dead by now, I’m surprised as fuck that we made it this far. If you’ve been reading since the beginning of this story and you’re still here, please congratulate yourselves. You’ve been through Hell and back and come Hell or…
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Hello 2024
I never thought I’d make it this far. Nope, not kidding, and not exaggerating either, I am being deadly serious. As serious as I was on the day I turned 21. I was so shocked, that when my friend Allen said I was only 9 years from 30 I actually choked on my own air.…
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Eventually You Have To Let Folks Back In
When we’ve been traumatized, we fall into the habit of locking folks out of our lives based on red flags we see as we converse with, and get to know other people. There is absolutely nothing wrong with setting boundaries, but this holiday season I learned how loved I am. I asked people to come…
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Mental Health And What To Do About It
Learning to live with mental health issues, can often feel like learning to live inside a room that is very small and bricked in around all corners. It can be scary to discover that you have mental health issues, because first of all, what does that even mean? For every single person who has mental…
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Take 5 Minutes with Me And Relax…Then Let’s Kick Some Ass
You know all that bullshit that we used to be told about the apocalypse? I realized that the word Apocolypse doesn’t actually mean “End of the world” the way people say it does. It actually means “Change”. What?! I know. The word itself means CHANGE. Everything is changing. The older generations are dying out and…
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It Doesn’t Matter That I Wasn’t Born in Gaza…What Matters Is What I Do For The Folks Who Were
My best friend was born in the Middle East. From her birthplace, she traveled to the UAE, where she eventually made her way to Canada, just in time to be my friend, before I ended up without a place to live. When I was houseless, I called her to say “I can’t, I’m done, I’m…
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From One #MentalHealth Community Member To Another, Thank You For Working on Your Shit
Yup! If you are working on your shit, going to counseling, changing your behavior, and learning from those around you, I absolutely soulute you. Soulute you, because from one scarred soul to another, I see the work you’re putting into the world, and it’s inspiring me to keep going. Right now as I write this,…
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Medical Gaslighting Is A Thing, And Yes We’re Talking About It, But We’re Hearing From “Experts” not Expert Patients…And That’s A Problem
Long head title, but fucking worth it, because it’s absolutely true. Women have been talking about the pain and sorrow, shame, and anxiety, that comes with period pain since the beginning of time. And since the beginning of time Doctors – in particular – have told us that we’re too fat, that we’re crazy, that…
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