Tag: writing

  • Learning How to Stay

    Learning How to Stay

    Alex’s Story For a long time, alcohol and drugs were how I survived. That’s the simplest way I can put it. They helped me numb things I didn’t want to feel and quiet thoughts I didn’t know how to live with. What started as relief slowly became something else. Something heavier, something that took more…

  • I Didn’t Think I’d Still be Here

    I Didn’t Think I’d Still be Here

    Grace’s Story There was a time when I genuinely couldn’t imagine a future that included me. Depression wasn’t just something I felt, it was something I lived inside of. It coloured everything. Mornings felt impossible. Nights felt endless. I carried a heaviness that came from things that happened long before I had words for them.…

  • Coming Home to the Heart of Her Fearless Heart

    Coming Home to the Heart of Her Fearless Heart

    Her Fearless Heart began quietly in 2008 as my personal blog. A place where I wrote honestly about my life, my mental health, and the things I was trying to understand as I moved through them. There was no plan for what it would become. It was simply a space to reflect, to make sense…