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awake-society:

Art by: Sow Ay

“Mental Illness Recovery Series” book contains 100 true life stories of people all around the world battling daily with their mental disorders. It’s an inspirational book 📖, that gives rise to the silenced truth of mental illness and the exhausting, but noble journey of recovery.


🌏📚 Where to buy it 🙂 = http://awakesociety.com/mental-illness-recovery-book/ 🌏📚

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Thank you ☺️

STOP THE STIGMA 🤗

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huffingtonpost:

Athlete And Model Born Without Legs Proves She Won’t Be Limited By Her Disability

“No legs, no limits.” That’s Kanya Sesser’s mantra – and every day she proves just how limitless her spirit is.

Learn more about Kanya Sesser’s incredible journey from being adopted in Thailand to becoming a model here. 

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skunkbear:

Think about the centuries of medical advances that made this surgery possible. Think about the amazing machinery of our bodies — the bones that can knit together, the heart that can pump blood through foreign veins. Doctors say Will’s nerves will connect with his new arms, though it could take years.

Think about all of the people involved, too. The 35 person medical team — all their years of training and that long day of surgery. The anonymous arm donor and his parents. Will Lautzenheiser himself, a film professor at Boston University, who has found resilience through humor. And Will’s supportive loved ones, including his partner, Angel Gonzalez, seen hugging Will in that last photo.

Though the weekend is over, this puts me in a very Thanksgiving mood — a lot to be thankful for here. AND, on top of everything else, I’m thankful that there’s a way for all of us to share this story.

Images: Courtesy of Brigham and Women’s Hospital (where the surgery took place) and Will Lautzenheiser.hugs

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merryweatherblue:

I took my little brother (who falls on the autism spectrum) to see Guardians of the Galaxy and after this scene he lit up like a Christmas tree and screamed “He’s like me! He can’t do metaphors!” And for the rest of the film my brother stared at Drax in a state of rapture. 

So for the last 6 days I have heard my brother repeatedly quote all of the Drax lines from the movie verbatim (one of his talents), begin studying vocabulary test words, and tell everyone he knows that people with autism can also be superheroes.

Now I am not saying that Drax the Destroyer is, or was ever, intended to be autistic. All I am saying is that it warmed my heart to see my brother have an opportunity to identify himself with a character known for his strength, badassness, and honor. And that is pretty damn awesome. 

So while I adored Guardians of the Galaxy as a great fun loving film with cool characters I can do nothing but thank Marvel Studios and Dave Bautista for finally bringing a superhero to the screen that my little brother can relate to.

Today’s Victories

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nearconstantsadness:

When I was discharged from the hospital, I was put in an out-patient program to educate on mental health and coping strategies.  One of the biggest things that our teacher, C, taught us, was that despite the things that DO go wrong, there is a success not far away.

I got inspired to start posting my daily successes, which I called ‘Victories’, before I went to sleep at night.  Most days I was good about it, some days I slipped.  I’m going to endeavour to write them here and start up again, because it’s inspired some of my friends.  If I, a simple little lady from Canada, can inspire someone, then shit, I might as well keep on going.

So today’s victories are:

Woke up despite an exhausting night.
Made it to my counselling appointment.
Took care of the baby despite the exhaustion.
Had a fun visit with my grandmother.
Overcame some hefty grumpiness during the day.
Problem-solved an issue with the house.