Still Written With Ink

Navigating neurodivergence and the cacophony of Christmas. ___ Prefer to read? Here you go. 🖤 Read it on Substack

A love letter to Seasonal Affective Disorder ___ Prefer to read? Here you go. 🖤 ⁠⁠Read on Substack ___ A little update: I’m feeling a need to slow down lately. This is typical for me in the winter months and this year I want to actually honour that feeling instead of trying to fight it. I also want to give you meaningful letters that contain bits of my soul.  So, to help keep my brain healthy and the words flowing, I’m going to be reducing these letters to twice a month for a little while. I might add in a bonus piece now and then, but the regular schedule will be a bit lighter. I hope that’s alright with you. As always, thanks for being here. 🖤 ___ If you or someone you know needs support: Canada Call: 988 Text: 45645 - 4PM to 12PM ET ⁠https://talksuicide.ca/⁠ USA Call: 988 ⁠https://988lifeline.org/

A special episode featuring a poem. | You are not alone. ___ Prefer to read? Here you go. 🖤 ⁠Read on Substack

Who do you know that just gets you? ____ Prefer to read? Here you go! Read it on Substack

Accepting accommodations and deconstructing internalized ableism. ___ Prefer to Read? Here you go. 🖤 ⁠⁠Read the Letter

A special episode featuring a poem. | You were never "too much." ___ Prefer to read? Here you go. 🖤 Read on Substack

Confessions of an over-thinker. | I had never considered that the antithesis of panic could be anything other than peace. ___ Prefer to Read? Here you go. 🖤 ⁠Read the Letter

Making friends in the dark. | There have been many moments in my life where the only one holding my hand seemed to be that same shadow. A quiet friend who could look into my open wounds and accept the broken pieces... ___ Prefer to Read? Here you go. 🖤 Read the Letter

It's not me, it's you. ___ Humanity deserves time and space to foster meaningful connections. The only way we can get there is by actively choosing quality over quantity... ___ Prefer to Read? Here you go. 🖤 Read the Letter

| Content Warning: Suicide & Bruising | ...I stood at the bar forcing myself not to stare. As if I looked away for just a moment too long, she’d vanish. Just–gone. Prefer to Read? Here you go. 🖤 Read the Letter __________________ If you or someone you know needs support: Canada Call: 1.833.456.4566 - 24/7 Text: 45645 - 4PM to 12PM ET https://talksuicide.ca/ USA Call: 988 https://988lifeline.org/

Overcoming the fear of being seen. ___ I remember the first time I heard a poem that made me cry.  Shane Koyzcan wandered into our high school gym and I was unprepared when he stood up on that tiny stage and poured my soul out of his mouth. He shared his poem “To This Day”, and for the first time in my life, I felt seen.  ___ Prefer to Read? Here you go. 🖤 Read the Letter

Feeling deeply in a world designed for grown-ups... ___ Content Warning: This article has themes related to Childhood Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, & Suicide. If you don’t have the bandwidth for that today, that’s totally okay. ___ Prefer to Read? Here you go. 🖤 Read the Letter

The loss of meaningful dreams... ___ It’s easier to grasp at the little joys than to stare into possibility. We’re all coping and holding onto what’s comfortable and safe. And you know what? I get it... ___ Prefer to read? Here you go. 🖤 Read the Letter

A toddler's perspective on existentialism. I’ve been looking for a place to share the darker things. Long strands of feelings that sometimes comfort and sometimes scare the life out of me.  I was a little taller than my knees the first time I thought about something scary. Not the boogyman or the hopeful hand reaching from beneath my bed… Not the scary you’d expect from a wee thing learning to read. Prefer to read? Here you go. 🖤 Read the Letter