Suicide Prevention Week and My Personal Story

When someone dies by suicide, everyone wonders “Why? How did it come to this?” and I understand that. It’s hard to conceive of a pain so great that it makes you not want to live anymore, but whether you’ve ever been there or not, it’s important to know that this place exists. It’s real and to judge a person who has been there as “weak” or “selfish” just shows that the level of judgment and hate that sent the person to that dark place to begin with is real and extremely problematic.

mindRowana AbbensettsSeptember 1, 2020Depression, mental health, mental illness, suicide, stigma, loneliness, isolation, friendship Comments

Healing from Family Traumas and Generational Curses

I was always sort of hiding how everyone in my family didn’t get along. How every gathering turned into an argument until we stopped gathering altogether. How jealousy and resentment ran rampant amongst the different age groups. It wasn’t until I was thirteen and in high school that I realized more families had similar issues to mine than I thought.

mindMari CoronaMarch 9, 2020generational curses, fa, ily, family, ancestors, trauma, poverty, immigration, love, mother, motherhood, shame, stigma, mental healthComment