"I cried because I am tired of faceless institutions with inhumane policies. I am tired of living in a country that dismantled its inpatient mental healthcare system and replaced it with a big, fat nothing. I’m worn out by a culture that places money at its center rather than care." All of this. So much. Thank you for naming it, and for pointing to the power of being seen in the midst.
I find a lot of solace in strangers when I start with vulnerability. It’s helped me through some of my saddest moments, just feeling that blink of human connectivity.
"In a single afternoon I had felt both the sting of being unseen and the salve of having my vulnerability witnessed." <- love this. And I so relate to the frustration of arbitrary policies. Maddening.
"I cried because I am tired of faceless institutions with inhumane policies. I am tired of living in a country that dismantled its inpatient mental healthcare system and replaced it with a big, fat nothing. I’m worn out by a culture that places money at its center rather than care." All of this. So much. Thank you for naming it, and for pointing to the power of being seen in the midst.
Thank you, Liz ❤️
I see you. Hugs <3
Right back at you! <3
I find a lot of solace in strangers when I start with vulnerability. It’s helped me through some of my saddest moments, just feeling that blink of human connectivity.
Thanks for this piece.
that is so true! I think about that whenever we have those automated checkouts--gimme some nice stranger interaction!
"In a single afternoon I had felt both the sting of being unseen and the salve of having my vulnerability witnessed." <- love this. And I so relate to the frustration of arbitrary policies. Maddening.
thanks, Jen!
"In a single afternoon I had felt both the sting of being unseen and the salve of having my vulnerability witnessed."