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Your Story Matters

Every story has ups and downs — and every moment counts. 💙

What’s one thing you’re doing for yourself today?

#MentalHealth #selfcare #Journaling

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Free write Friday!

Now that we’ve explored journaling as a self-care tool — thank you for sharing, by the way! — let’s take a moment to put it all into action and write. ✍️

In the comments below, in your own 52 Small Things post, or in a journal, write a few lines about anything that’s been on your mind. This can be something that’s been challenging for you, a health update you want to share with the community (or keep record of), a list of words that describe how you’re feeling, or something you’ve been working on and are proud of yourself for.

Feel free to be as creative or as structured as you like. 💖

#52SmallThings #Journaling #CheckInWithMe #Selfcare #MentalHealth #Disability #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Anxiety #Depression
#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

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Aside from writing, what else helps you process your thoughts?

There are so many different ways you can process your feelings, emotions, and experiences. There is writing, of course, but let’s use today to brainstorm OTHER methods you find helpful in self-reflection.

Some examples could be drawing, taking a walk, or perhaps even talking to a therapist, friend, or trusted love one. Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks does her best thinking when she’s talking with her therapist or her mom. These conversations help her gain a different perspective and think things through more clearly.

What do you find helpful?

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Finish this sentence: I find it hard to be alone with my thoughts when…

Being alone with your thoughts can be an overwhelming sensation at times — especially in those moments when distractions are at an all-time high, or processing them doesn’t feel super safe or accessible. Whether it be due to a health condition, external circumstances, or all of the above, having a way to get through those tough moments is important.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks finds it hardest to be alone with her thoughts when she’s having limiting beliefs and things around her don’t seem like they would change. Journaling is important to her because it allows her to explore the things she can do for herself that can help her find a sense of relief.

When do you find it hardest to be alone with your thoughts? What are some things you do or can do that would be helpful in processing those thoughts?

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TRUE or FALSE: Journaling helps my mental health.

🫰And just like that… we’re already starting a new self-care challenge! This week’s prompts will be all about journaling. ✍️

Whether it’s with pen and loose paper, on a notes/journaling app, in a Word or Google doc, or drawing or doodling in a pretty notebook — there are many different ways you can journal.

Some may find journaling especially helpful in processing their thoughts and emotions, but this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Since all brains are different, you may actually find it to be a chore or challenging to keep up with!

What is your experience? Do you find journaling helpful for your mental, or even your physical, health?

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Silenced

I been in a weird space lately…
the kind of space where silence is loud.
Where my voice
my Black woman voice
starts to feel like a risk

In a world where race is “controversial,”
my body still remembers
It’s been carrying the weight of oppression
long before my mind
could name the pain

See, I’ve got a lot to say
I been trying to speak
but my thoughts are engulfed
in other people’s comfort,
making silence feel safer
than vulnerability

I feel the risk
The cost of being an unemployed Black woman
with the inevitable truth
that I have something to lose
a career before I even step foot
on the professional scene

“Be wise. Be careful.”
As if caution ever kept a Black woman safe
As if shrinking ever saved us

There’s a tug-of-war inside me
my soul pulling toward purpose,
my fear clinging to survival

My support divided:
half saying, “Play it safe.”
the other half saying,
“Burn it all down.”

God…
You said I could walk through fire
and not get scorched
But this
this heat,
this waiting,
this silence
this right here
feels like hell!!
#MightyPoets #Depression #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Journaling #Grief