Gratitude - The Life Blog

Trigger warning: This story mentions grief, depression, suicidal thoughts, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse.

Long before Sofie built the life she has now, she was just trying to cope with a devastating loss. In 2010, she lost her mother to breast cancer. She struggled deeply with the grief and felt near suicidal. Needing someone to talk to, she connect...

Trigger warning: This story mentions childhood sexual abuse, suicide, overdose, drug use, and depression.

Carrie's journey began with severe hardships at a very young age. Raised by a young mother who worked as a bartender, she was often left in vulnerable situations and endured the trauma of being sexually molested throughout her childhood. These earl...

What does a safe space truly feel like?

I imagine it as a space where I can be myself completely, express myself and my thoughts, emotions, and needs as they are, and not have to comply with rigid expectations of who to be. Too vague?

Think of the last time you cried openly in front of someone, could make weird faces and laugh with someone, could discus...

Chisengo's story is one of overcoming anxiety and fear that started in her childhood. She was born into a family of five. Her eldest step-sister had never lived with her, and while her father was always there, they did not have a close relationship. As her mother was often away traveling, her older sister stepped in and became her everything. She bathed her, dressed her, fed ...

Trigger warning: This story mentions addiction, relapse, trauma, and suicidal thoughts.

Marcus openly shares that his journey of recovery is a lifelong path. He acknowledges that it is not linear and has involved relapse, proving that a setback does not mean the journey is over. The strength to keep going actually comes from a foundation built long bef...