Share your Story
Sharing our personal experiences can be a powerful way to navigate our struggles, celebrate our triumphs, and embrace our journey together.
These steps will guide you on how to get started.
Reflect
Take a moment to think about your mental health journey. What have been your biggest challenges and struggles? What moments of healing and hope have you experienced? What do you hope others can learn from your story?
Create
Express yourself in the way that feels best for you. Whether it’s through writing, poetry, art, photography, digital media, or any other form, we encourage your creativity.
Share
Once your creation is ready, it’s time to share it. Visit the link below to learn how to submit your story. After submission, we’ll be in touch.
Your Story Matters
Getting started can be as simple as answering one of these prompts. Use these points to help you reflect on your life, the challenges you’ve faced, and what’s shaped you into the person you are today.
- Describe your mental health journey and its challenges.
- Share moments of healing, empowerment, or joy.
- Reflect on how the stigma around mental health has impacted you and what can be done to fight it.
- Highlight influential moments that shaped your outlook on mental health.
- Discuss the role of your identity in your mental health journey.
- Consider the support from loved ones and its impact on you.
- Share what you hope others can learn from your experience.What has your mental health journey been like?
STORY Guidelines
We encourage you to express yourself in the way that feels most natural to you.
Sharing stories about mental health can be life-changing. However, due to the deeply personal and sensitive nature of these experiences, it’s important to follow some guidelines to ensure we share them safely and responsibly. Please keep these points in mind while creating your story.
- Share from your own perspective, avoiding comparisons.
- Ensure you are in a safe place in your recovery before sharing.
- Respect others’ privacy and seek permission when including someone else’s story.
- Honor your journey by sharing both struggles and triumphs.
- Aim to convey an underlying message of hope, resilience, and empowerment.
- Avoid sharing any graphic details to ensure a safe and respectful environment.
- Choose to publish under your name or anonymously based on your comfort level.
“… now I believe I can make the years ahead brighter and better than ever before.”
