give love to people with traumatic brain injury, acquired brain injury, stroke, neurological condition, worsening mental health, trauma, PTSD and all other brain based conditions that make you feel conflicted about your identity. About whether or not you’re the ‘same person’ you were before your injury or illness. People constant evolve and change but can be more difficult when changes more sudden, pronounced, and noticed by others. I hope you are doing well and are able to find some peace, support and love.

i don’t think people understand how much of life is grief. not just people dying, but losing the version of yourself you thought you’d become. grieving the city you had to leave. the friends you lost not in argument, but in silence. the summer that will never come back. the feeling that maybe you peaked at 12 when you were reading books under the covers and believing in forever

be patient with yourself. you’re growing into someone you haven’t been yet.

my favorite childhood memory is having energy

therapist: are you ever worried that- me: Yes

repeat after me: it’s okay to not have everything figured out

spending Christmas in a snowy village would fix me

In the mood to be hugged for an entire day

looking up at night and realizing omg !!!!! stars !!!! - i dont think i’ll ever outgrow that