Personal Reflections

Healing Reflections: Speak + Be Seen

Hello there REVOLUTIONARIES… as we mentioned last week, Kaeti's out of town  so we'll be filling in with new blog series and healing from our internet community. She'll be returning to normal blogging schedules next week with Tarot Tuesday + Dreamboat!

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Today we wanted to share a contribution about disclosure from one of the websites we mention on our mental health resource page Queer Mental Health.

Queer Mental Health is an online peer support site for LGBTQ identified individuals living with mental health challenges and their partners. They curate a collection of personal stories about struggle and healing.

Disclosure, visibility and the "legions of closets" that take up space in our lives have been on our minds a lot lately this way. How do we disclose in a way that feels safe, how does visibility help/hurt us and what energy do we put into keeping our closet doors shut that we could be using elsewhere?

It was this that struck us about this post entitled "Full Disclosure: HIV, Bipolar, Insomnia… Not Easy but Necessary" on Queer Mental Health last week. It is a personal account from one person's life about struggling with disclosure and, also, having a positive experience with their disclosure.

We thank them for their bravery, openness and sharing the gift of story with our community! We hope you'll head over to give them a read!

COM|PASSionately,

The REVOLUTION

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