Get it while it's HOT!

One more plug for you to buy the June issue of Canadian Living and then I will stop, I swear. It will however, save you so much time, because instead of reading my blog from the beginning, you can get the whole story summed up in three pages. (One of those pages is a picture so for the very lazy amoungst you, this is good news.)

The reaction I've received has been mostly great. I spoke at a meeting yesterday morning at work for mental health week with two of my colleagues where we shared our personal struggles. I was really nervous but I found the experience very uplifting. 

At the core, we are so much more alike than we think we are. We ALL have something we're hiding that makes us sad, anxious, stressed. But we pretend we're ok. Then we post fabulous pictures on FaceBook and Instagram and sit around in the evening and compare our lives to everyone else's. 

We don't have to. We're unique. Struggling with depression, anxiety or addictions may make us feel weak. We don't have to feel that way. Because we're trying to overcome it. In doing that, we become so strong.

I've had my doubts and fears through this whole process which are probably quite normal. I honestly believe though that unless we speak out, we can't move forward, we can't help other people and we limit our capacity for personal growth. 

Some people are of the opinion that talking about it keeps you rooted in the past. For me, it's the opposite. Every time I speak out about what happened, it sucks a little bit more of the poison out of me, and I heal. 

My family - both JW and not - keep asking me why can't I just tell another story? I will someday. But not right now. :)