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I Love You. And You Are Not Alone.

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I Love You. And You Are Not Alone.

Whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever you are struggling with--I say this with the deepest, most vulnerable sincerity at the bottom of my soul--I love you. I love you. And you are not alone.

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Emotional Community

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Emotional Community

That’s why when somebody tells a good joke at a funeral, you laugh even with tears streaked across your face, when you feel like you shouldn’t be laughing so you laugh harder.  When it’s over, for a moment, everything is okay.

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Finding Our Way Home

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Finding Our Way Home

But there’s no greater community than discovering your own home.  Maybe it’s not a building.  Maybe it’s not even a place.  But “home,” as defined by Merriam Webster, could simply mean a group of people who make you feel welcome or comfortable or loved. 

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Then, Major Depressive Episode.

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Then, Major Depressive Episode.

Now, approximately two years after having gone through this major depressive episode, I continue to maintain a lifestyle that will support staying mentally fit.

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A glimpse of the new @NoStigmas Center in #Chicago! #tabularasa #movingday #mentalhealth #preventsuicide #community (at NoStigmas)

A glimpse of the new @NoStigmas Center in #Chicago! #tabularasa #movingday #mentalhealth #preventsuicide #community (at NoStigmas)

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