“I don’t have the energy to help Batman defeat the Joker today. And that’s okay.”
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“I don’t have the energy to help Batman defeat the Joker today. And that’s okay.”
“Please don’t take your life today. The world is so much better with you in it. More than you realize, stay.”
“When someone trusts you enough to talk…please listen.”
“I can see the conversation shift when I walk over. I know you feel awkward talking about taking your kids hiking or going to the park. But there is no need to walk on eggshells around me.”
“I will never forget the doctor’s words, ‘We think Brooke should be hospitalized.’ My daughter gave me the courage to be authentic and not view a diagnosis as a cloak of shame.”
“As we wait for an ambulance, hundreds of Chinese people walk by and also assume the worst. Rather than let the cops have to address everyone one at a time, I stand off to the side and tell people what happened to set the record straight. It’s the least I can do.”
“We tend to put more focus on the baby than the mother. I’m convinced this is why postpartum depression exists to the extent it does.”
“My eating disorder was my best friend, my confidant, the thing I could turn to when I felt like I was spinning out. I was so attached to this way of coping that it was killing me—literally.”
“I’m sorry I tuck you into high-waisted leggings so no one sees the excess skin that held my beautiful babies. I’m sorry for hating the way my hips grew in order to bring two children into this world.”
“My emotions do not control me or what I choose to do. I can smell roses and see color.”