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Full-size written monologues featuring people candidly sharing their personal experiences with symptoms, disorders, and challenging life chapters

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Bite-sized monologues unfolding in a series of posts:

COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 10

“I love making people feel good, but after Matthew died, I couldn't imagine how I was going to do that again. It didn't feel possible."

Oct 3, 20241 min read

COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 9

"I've had to forgive myself for that, because I’m someone who wants to be the best at everything."

Oct 2, 20241 min read

COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 8

"I love my connection to my tattoos. And it's the one tattoo that I know my grandmother would not kill me for.”

Oct 1, 20242 min read

COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 7

"Two days later, Matthew passed. And I knew I wanted to get a tattoo in his honor."

Sep 30, 20242 min read

COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 6

“I do believe in a higher power. But one of the worst things people with faith can say to someone who's grieving is ‘He's in a better place'

Sep 29, 20242 min read

COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 5

"I think underneath, I fear feeling sad all the time."

Sep 28, 20241 min read

COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 3

“When you're grieving like this, you feel like there's no end in sight. You feel like you're going to start crying and you’ll never stop."

Sep 26, 20241 min read

COPING : LEYA'S STORY PT 2

"I remember thinking, ‘How do these people not know that the best little person in the world isn't here anymore?’

Sep 25, 20242 min read

COPING : ASHLY'S STORY PT 5

"God, please help me get a hold of myself because I'm my own worst enemy. I can destroy everything in front of me just by being angry."

Jul 20, 20242 min read

COPING : ASHLY'S STORY PT 4

“It's always everyone else before me. It's pouring and pouring into into my mom, kids, clients, partner. I never pour into myself."

Jul 19, 20242 min read

COPING : ASHLY'S STORY PT 3

"Tracking my anger in this workbook really puts things into perspective."

Jul 18, 20242 min read

COPING : ASHLY'S STORY PT 2

"After I put up a wall, I don't know how to take it down."

Jul 17, 20242 min read

COPING : ASHLY'S STORY PT 1

“Anger has been my biggest problem my whole life. When I'm stressed out, I yell, I scream, I throw things, and I hit things."

Jul 16, 20242 min read

COPING : BONNIE'S STORY PT 6

The outcome Bonnie was not expecting.

Jun 24, 20242 min read

COPING : BONNIE H'S STORY PT 5

Ain't no stoppin a woman on a mission. Not even the ER could keep Bonnie from fulfilling her promise.

Jun 23, 20242 min read

COPING : BONNIE'S STORY PT 4

The art Bonnie made reflecting her heart health journey.

Jun 22, 20241 min read