Healing Through Resilience
Life’s challenges can leave deep emotional scars, but they can also spark growth. This blog shares one individual’s journey through trauma and mental health struggles, showing how they transformed pain into resilience.
Breaking Mental Health Stigma
After an injury, Ralph unknowingly struggled with mental health issues. Hear his story of how the stigma of anxiety and his illness impacted his life and his family.
Silent Struggles
“Opening up to my wife all those years ago was the scariest, and yet the strongest thing I have ever done. And I am thankful every day of my life for my family, friends, and everything in between that has made me the person I am today and whom I will be in the future.”
Recovery Taught Me the Importance of Speaking My Truth
“Recovery isn’t easy. On the contrary, it’s just the opposite. However when I think about how far I’ve come from an insecure thirteen-year-old filled with self-hatred to an independent young adult proudly living her truth, there isn’t a doubt in my mind that it’s worth it.”
Mother Goose
“Every morning, I promise to my son that I will try and stay strong and be brave. I hope by standing here today I’m showing you that bravery and if anyone sitting here needs it I hope I am offering that hope because without hope and belief that change is possible, there is nothing.”
Best Practices for Offering Support to A Friend or Loved One in Recovery
“We just want somebody to listen. We just want somebody to validate what we’re feeling.”
Being a Millennial in Recovery: Tips for Navigating Recovery as a Young Adult
“Taking responsibility for actively improving my own health and well-being was a huge step in my recovery.”
In This Together: Supporting a Significant Other in Recovery
“Don’t isolate. There is hope. There are so many stories of recovery and getting through to the other side.”