Soul stories are provided by members of the MH blogging community (and the MH Community at Large) to help others understand the unique experience of living with a mental illness
Recently on our Facebook Page, My Soul Balm hosted our first ever creative contest. The topic was “what’s one important thing you wished people understood about mental illness” We called for submissions and boy did they not disappoint! We got some truly incredible subscriptions and it was hard to choose a winner. After careful deliberation, …
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Today I’ve got a very special Soul Story for you – my own! Now, I’ve told parts of my story here and there on the blog already. But since it’s Suicide Awareness Month, I wanted to talk about living with suicidal ideation. Obviously, this story comes with a trigger warning because I’m going to be …
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Today on Soul Stories, I have the honor of bringing you Sara’s Story. Because it’s National Suicide Awareness Month, I asked my friend Sara to tell her story of strength in the face of a serious mental illness. And I have to say it’s as incredible and inspiring as she is! Sara’s story talks about …
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Welcome back to another edition of Soul Stories! Today we’re chatting with Beth Elkassih, professional blogger and author of “The Power of Unexpected Miracles.” Her blog and novel take readers through the jarring experience of postpartum psychosis (find out more about PPP in our Mental Health for Moms Article). But PPP wasn’t a stopping point …
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It’s Never Too Late to Heal: Our soul story today comes from the incredible Brenda of Ruby Hem Ministries. On her blog, Brenda writes about her journey through a troubled and tumultuous youth which left her with PTSD and CPTSD later in life. After 40 years of running from her feelings, Brenda finally decided to …
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Today we’re talking about growing through trauma, even when it’s hard. Our Soul Story comes to us from fellow Mental Health Blogger, Megan Griffith. She’s the brains behind Megan Writes Everything, one of my favorite mental health resource sites for “dysfunctional 20 somethings.” Megan writes a lot about “Little T Trauma” (check out her article …
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We have another Soul Story for you today! This one comes to us from the brave and beautiful Taylor Hagemann (who goes by Tay). Tay is a blogger, vlogger, and MH advocate from the Midwest who shares her unique perspective on mental health through her writing. When I read through Tay’s story, on Tay Hagemann …
The blogger this week is Coconut Heels. CH runs an wonderfully insightful blog which focuses on their experiences with Mental Health challenges. You can follow Coconut Heels on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Recently, CH had a scary and sudden onset of symptoms. In the end, this resulted in a prolonged hospitalization and a diagnosis of …
