Positive Thoughts

“Heal yourself, not just so that you can thrive, but to ensure that people who cross your path in the future are safer from harm.”
- Yung Pueblo
“It is not about managing your emotions, it is about managing your reaction to your emotions.”
- Yung Pueblo
“Therapy is not to be stigmatized anymore. When you’re responsible about your wellness, it’s a sign of you being responsible in the world. Because if you’re taking care of yourself, it means you are going to be a better addition to this society.” 
- Amanda Seales
“You are allowed to start over. You are never required to remain stuck or stagnant. The journey is yours to reset whenever you feel like it.”
​- MB
“Sometimes the things that will be healing for you will be disruptive to others. Sometimes setting healthy boundaries for yourself will be interpreted as betrayal to others. And sometimes the decisions you make for your life that you understand will be misunderstood by others. Work on getting comfortable in that space.”
​- Vienna Pharaon
“NOTES TO SELF ON GROWTH: Growth requires shedding. Growth makes space for bravery. Growth requires grieving. Growth makes space for healing. Growth requires discomfort. Growth makes space for forgiveness. Growth requires love. Growth makes space for new beginnings. Growth requires rest.”
- Alex Elle
“When ‘I’ is replaced with ‘we,’ even illness becomes wellness.”
​- Malcolm X
Seeing A Therapist Doesn’t Mean You’re Weak Or There’s “Something Wrong With You.” It Means You Want…

  • Clarity in an area of your life
  • Help working through complex emotions
  • To heal from a traumatic experience
  • Personal growth
  • To learn new techniques to cope with difficult situations
  • Help challenging negative thinking patterns
  • Help separating your “struggle” from your “identity”
  • To learn new healthy ways to regulate “negative” emotions
  • A delegated time where you can focus on your needs
  • To move through grief and loss
  • Help constructing a future in alignment with your goals
  • To strengthen the foundation of your belief systems
  • To learn strategies to manage toxic people
  • To work through false assumptions about future events (e.g., “there’s no point trying as I’ll fail”)
  • To learn strategies to increase your self-worth
  • To unlearn protective behaviors that no longer serve you
  • To learn new strategies to “self-soothe” when faced with trigger 
  • To work through “cognitive distortions” that are clouding your perception of something distressing
  • A “safe space” where you’re not judged and can speak freely
  • To learn strategies to distance yourself from negative habits
​Seeing a therapist when you have a mental health issue should be as “normal” as seeing a doctor when you have broken arm. Let’s stop shaming those who seek to better themselves.

Resource: The Depression Project #breakthestigma