Wow. You are really trying to knock it out of the park this week, aren’t you?! Beautiful and big and important and fabulous.
Showing up to tell our stories is the hardest thing we do. And there in that space, we find that we are not alone. It’s still hard. Sometimes impossible. But giving words to silent pain changes the world. Thank you for showing up and doing the work.
Congratulations! I wish I could be there in person to hear you speak. As always, you inspire!
Pushing publish is success. Someone smart told me that.
But you know I quirked an eyebrow at being “enough.” You are. I promise. We all are.
I’m glad you chose to focus on Jenna. Jenna is a wonderful and interesting person. I know what you mean about telling your own story, though. I stare at my empty blog page for a lot longer now that I’m trying not to just talk about my daughter and to talk about me but yet not reveal the private conversations I have with my family and friends that I know aren’t meant for the Internet. It’s still hard to strike that balance, even after ten years. I can’t wait to hear you read your piece!
I’m so proud to know you. Just in general.
And congratulations!
Ok, i am so proud of you! Depression does lie and sharing that story in a public forum is more valuable than you will ever know. I struggle all of the time with feeling heard/worthy/etc like you say…do my words matter/do I drone on and on about mental illness so much that people tune me out (yes I suppose that’s my own insecurities and depression talking)….but you have such a beautiful gift here. People will listen and I KNOW you will touch hearts. I know you will. and you can do it.
Congratulations to you, Jenna. It’s clear you are such a positive influence even though you may not always feel like one. Thank you for your words :)
Congratulations Jenna! You’ve always been an inspiration to me, truly. I can’t wait to see you in San Jose. :)
10 replies on “Writing My Own Story”
Wow. You are really trying to knock it out of the park this week, aren’t you?! Beautiful and big and important and fabulous.
Showing up to tell our stories is the hardest thing we do. And there in that space, we find that we are not alone. It’s still hard. Sometimes impossible. But giving words to silent pain changes the world. Thank you for showing up and doing the work.
Congratulations! I wish I could be there in person to hear you speak. As always, you inspire!
Pushing publish is success. Someone smart told me that.
But you know I quirked an eyebrow at being “enough.” You are. I promise. We all are.
I’m glad you chose to focus on Jenna. Jenna is a wonderful and interesting person. I know what you mean about telling your own story, though. I stare at my empty blog page for a lot longer now that I’m trying not to just talk about my daughter and to talk about me but yet not reveal the private conversations I have with my family and friends that I know aren’t meant for the Internet. It’s still hard to strike that balance, even after ten years. I can’t wait to hear you read your piece!
I’m so proud to know you. Just in general.
And congratulations!
Ok, i am so proud of you! Depression does lie and sharing that story in a public forum is more valuable than you will ever know. I struggle all of the time with feeling heard/worthy/etc like you say…do my words matter/do I drone on and on about mental illness so much that people tune me out (yes I suppose that’s my own insecurities and depression talking)….but you have such a beautiful gift here. People will listen and I KNOW you will touch hearts. I know you will. and you can do it.
Congratulations to you, Jenna. It’s clear you are such a positive influence even though you may not always feel like one. Thank you for your words :)
Congratulations Jenna! You’ve always been an inspiration to me, truly. I can’t wait to see you in San Jose. :)
What an accomplishment! That’s awesome.