"We cannot self-care our way out of a mentally unhealthy environment."

"Intentionally make time for activities that boost your mood."

"Women with mental health conditions like myself have something to say and we are being heard. It’s empowering!."

""If I do not speak up, one more person will have to live in shame and fear of stigma.”"

""What I hear the most is that people need understanding. … They want to know their stories were valid, their opinions…"

""When my condition is not seen as something that is wrong with me but as a set of qualities that my environment is ye…"

""The best way for us to protect our mental space is to understand it, and know that mental health is not abstract. … …"

"February 15th, 2014, I remember waking up that morning with a strange pittish feeling in my stomach. I had no idea wh…"

"Depression is not the same as sadness. Depression is an illness like any other illness such as cancer and diabetes"

"There is hope. We’re all in this together"