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AmandaRachLee x Mindset.

When art, mental health, and fashion come hand-in-hand.

Hello, June! 🦋

I’m sure you’ve seen this design by IG amandarachlee. I chose it for this month because at this moment I am in the midst of emerging. That is actually my word for the year!

I have to admit I am surprised I have made such strides toward that goal. My emergence goes beyond the pandemic. For the past 6 years I have been battling CPTSD, which was accompanied by severe agoraphobia. I consider myself in the early stages of recovery from the agoraphobia. I’ve considered sharing my journey. Let me know if you’d be interested in hearing my story.

This theme is also special to me right now because yesterday we finally had a memorial ceremony to celebrate the life of our beloved pet, Jane Marie Fonda. We lost Jane as the pandemic had just hit and I muted my grief. I saw what was happening in other countries before we knew it was in the US, I knew we were facing massive human loss, and I both felt I couldn’t fall apart with the insanity we were about to enter and take up space for those mourning their parents, siblings, etc. I saw a friend of mine who got a butterfly raising kit and I remembered how much I enjoyed doing it ~13 years ago. We called Jane “Janie bug” (derived from lady bug 🐞, but still) and it just seemed a perfectly lovely idea to raise these butterflies and release them at our favorite local spot while we had a small ceremony. It turned out to be everything Jane deserved and more. It was very, very special.

Join me in honoring our past, the struggles and loss we’ve experienced, and look toward the sun for a new day. Chapter 6/12. Let’s go. ✨

08.31.20 // mon

when you hear the word summer, what is the first thing that you think of?

the sun and hotter than hot weather ☀️😅

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22.09.2020

My favorite bullet journaling youtuber AmandaRachLee has a new skill share class (Art Journaling for Self Care: 3 Exercises for Reflection and Growth) and this was my outcome for the first exercise. It was lots of fun and very therapeutic, the 'art journaling' feel and white pen on brown scrap paper is a vibe. I don't have a lot of supplies but I made do with what I had :)