Healing Journey

“You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”

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

“You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective – it just means you're human.”

“Mental health problems don't define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain.”

“Recovery is not one and done. It is a lifelong journey that takes place one day, one step at a time.”

“The only journey is the journey within.”

“Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.”

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

“You are enough just as you are. Each emotion you feel, everything in your life, everything you do or do not do... where you are and who you are right now is enough.”

“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.”

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

“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.”

“You don't have to be positive all the time. It's perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn't make you a negative person. It makes you human.”

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

“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.”

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

“You are allowed to measure today in breaths instead of milestones. The next calm breath is a real place to start.”