I will rescue myself
By Bongi Sibanda I am turning 24 last year and I was more than excited. 2017 was an…
5 Mental health podcasts by therapists of color : Repost from Redefine Enough
There's no denying that mental health is highly stigmatized in communities of color. Thankfully, stigma hasn't stopped these…
Almost deaths: On depression, dark times and finding the light
By Wanelisa Xaba *Trigger warning: sexual abuse, abortion* When I was one day old, I almost died. You…
Bright glimpse
By Nomaliqhwa/ @nomalili They changed my medication and I’m really happy about that because it’s important that I feel…
Detour
By Nomaliqhwa/ @nomalili I’m here again in the space. A space I don’t want to be in and yet…
Around, Because and For My Mother pt II: My Mother, My Warrior
By Nomaliqhwa/ @nomalili To read part I click here Trigger warning: suicide, sexual assault. My mother was and remains…
Around, Because and For My Mother pt I
By Nomaliqhwa/ @nomalili I think that I was taught to dislike my mother at a very young age and…
A very not nice story
By Nomaliqhwa/ @nomalili *Trigger warning: Sexual assault,self harm Today I got to talk about the one night where something…
To be black, lesbian, poor, and diagnosed with mental illness means I cannot always exist wholly.
By Thenjiwe/ @TeaJay_001 In the book, Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, the introduction speaks of Lorde’s interlocking struggle of being black,…
Where can I place my pain?: The intersection between privilege, blackness and mental health
By Nomaliqhwa/ @nomalili *Trigger warning: rape, self harm, assault There is a mute and a dimness that overcomes one…