Coping with Job Loss
Opportunities are around you; choose the ones that pick you up and carry you forward.
Opportunities are around you; choose the ones that pick you up and carry you forward.
There are a number of steps you can take to ensure you’re ready to return to work without putting your mental health at risk.
Coming out as a person who had been living with mental illness helped me not only find my voice but realize I always had one.
As I began to accept that recovering from depression did not mean outgrowing my support system, it became easier to fight.
Say no to fear. Embrace your imperfections, they make you who you are.
It’s important to be patient with yourself and remember even the smallest steps forward add up.
Freedom means being unapologetically myself: body, mind, and spirit.
This freedom means treating myself like a close friend instead of my own worst enemy.
The opinions of others no longer determine how I feel about myself.
I now realize that the key to my happiness is to live a life that is true to me as an individual. I have learned to look inward, not outward.
I am still on my journey but I have faith, hope and love.
I have learned that being vulnerable is a sign of strength, not weakness.
Freedom means breaking free of my comfort zone and living in the moment, with no fears or anxieties–a life full of love for myself and for others.
Bipolar can control your life, but there are many ways to go about controlling it instead of letting it control you.
I firmly believe that when we learn to love and trust ourselves, we understand that control is subjective and that we can shed our expectations and make choices about who and what controls us.
The more you continue to treat yourself like you matter, the less uncomfortable it gets and the more you start to question the voices telling you that you don’t.
It took crashing into the lowest of my lows for me to come to a point where I was ready to accept help and make a change.
I’ve channelled the pain of repeatedly being silenced into something that’s both meaningful and powerful. No more keeping quiet for me; I’m free from silence.
You are worthy of ‘better’ and you are capable of accessing it. You are always stronger than you think; never forget that.
Reaching out is not a sign of weakness; it is a powerful step in disarming the power and control of negative mental health.
There is help out there for anxiety; you just need to ask for it. Every step counts; believe in yourself.
You will get through this, too. It will get better. Life will not always be so hard.
To people who can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, I would say that although it is a long road, recovery is possible.
My message for those of you still living in the storm of mental illness: IT GETS BETTER.
If I could go back in time, I would tell myself that it will get better and to keep fighting. I would also tell myself that full recovery is possible. That is something I never believed before.
It will get better. It will. It will. It will. I promise. Keep fighting for your freedom!
Reach out to someone because you are stronger and more capable than you realize.
It’s OK to need help and to talk; we are all only human and need a bit of help from time to time.
I think it’s heartbreaking that people choose to suffer in silence; I wish someone had told me asking for help doesn’t mean you’re weak.
Life isn’t about hiding our struggles; it’s about embracing them. You can absolutely manage a mental health diagnosis and thrive in your life.
In this interview, we have the honour of featuring Samantha Skelly from Hungry for Happiness! We asked Samantha what ‘Freedom’ means to her and asked her to share a bit of her story with us.
Freedom means being unabashed in myself, completely at home in my body, my soul, myself.
I will forever be grateful that five years ago I was unsuccessful in taking my life. Like most people, life has its challenges, but I am able to manage them healthily and remain well.
Meditation and mindfulness, in general, have done more for me than I probably even realize right now. It’s like a superhero power awakened within me.
I am slowly learning to be my own best friend again and I am being patient with myself in the process. I am done fitting in because I cherish being open.
I’m realigning my self-worth with things that aren’t connected to success or proficiency. I’m good enough just as I am.