Half a Mind

Trigger Warning: Indirect mentions of Depression

In light of my unannounced leave of absence, I present to you... another leave of absence. I also present these questions: 

"What can you do when you can't practice what you preach? What happens when you realize that you're at the point of a reckoning, and you know you're about to crash and burn? When there's no room in your life for your own sense of happiness, do you make a change, at the expense of someone else's broken heart?" 

All this, and more unanswered questions, to come on Half a Mind. Answers TBD: Maybe Thanksgiving Break, maybe at the end of this week, or maybe the last week of January. Who knows? 

Cover Art: Katie Shine (Insta: @owlrein.art)

Welcome to Half a Mind... "To Take My Happy Pills"
Trigger Warning: Depression, Anxiety, Mentions of Self Harm and Suicide

Mental Health Resources:

National Institute of Mental Health: reliable resource for information related to different mental health issues and topics:
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Crisis hotline, available in English, Spanish, and in a format accessible to deaf and hard of hearing folks, as well as a specific hotline for Veterans.
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/
PHONE NUMBER (English): 1-800-273-8255

The Trevor Project: Focuses on mental health suicide prevention in LGBTQ+ youth: 
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

National Eating Disorders Association: Resource for those struggling with an eating disorder
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/about-us


Cover Art: Katie Shine (Instagram: @owlrein.art)
(Miss you, Katie!)

What does death teach us? In many ways, death gives us a time limit on how long we can see each other, know each other, and know ourselves. So how do we make the most of our time? How do we make sure we learn and share the way we really want to with the lifetimes we have? Let’s think about it here, on Half a Mind. 

Cover Art: Katie Shine (Instagram: @owlrein.art) 

Shoutout to Lexapro & family all around the world.