Hope After Loss

“It's okay to not be okay. It's okay to ask for help. You don't have to fight this battle alone.”

“Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When 'I' is replaced by 'we', illness becomes wellness.”

“Depression is being colorblind and constantly told how colorful the world is.”

“Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn't mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.”

“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.”

“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.”

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

“One small crack does not mean that you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn't fall apart.”

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

“You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.”

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”

“You are permitted to begin again from exactly where you are. Carrying sorrow and carrying on can happen together.”