As you move through your week, I’d love to invite you to notice one moment when things felt difficult—and something you did that helped you through it. Maybe you went for a walk instead of isolating. Maybe you reached out to a friend. Maybe you rested without guilt. Maybe you made yourself a cup of tea, listened to music, cried, journaled, took a shower, cuddled your pet, practiced self-compassion, or simply made it through the day. It doesn’t have to be a huge victory. Sometimes the smallest acts of caring for ourselves are the most meaningful. When we gather to our weekly meetings moving forward, I’d love for everyone to share: 🌿 A moment you struggled. 🌿 What you did to support yourself. 🌿 How it felt afterward—or what you learned from it. One of the beautiful things about peer support is discovering that we all carry different tools, perspectives, and ways of getting through hard moments. By sharing them, we help expand each other’s toolbox and remind one another that healing doesn’t have to happen alone. I’m looking forward to hearing your stories and celebrating the ways you’ve cared for yourselves next week. ❤️ P.S. This wonderful idea came from one of our community members, @Morgan Taliaferro. Thank you, Morgan, for inspiring our new weekly reflection!

Hey everyone, just wanted to remind you that there's a meeting today at 3pm Pacific. Hope to see some of you there if you can make it. It's on Skool this week. 🙂 Let's Unlock the Psych Ward Doors!

I’m excited to share that Unlock Psych is officially on Instagram! You can find us at @UnlockPsych. I also shared our very first post today! I was so nervous making it. 🎥 It’s a video where I talk about: 5 things I wish someone had told me before I went to the psych hospital …and 5 things I wish someone had told me after I got out. These are things I learned through years of lived experience that I wish someone had shared with me from the beginning. My hope is that this series can help people feel a little more prepared, a little less alone, and a little more empowered as they navigate the mental health system. If you’re on Instagram, I’d love for you to give @UnlockPsych a follow! I’ll be sharing educational content, practical tips, reflections, resources, and updates from the Unlock Psych community. If you watch the video, I’d love to hear: What do you wish someone had told you before or after your first psychiatric hospitalization? Your experiences may help someone else who’s just beginning their journey. 💜 :::writing If you’d like, I can also make it a bit shorter and more conversational for a Skool announcement.

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Howdy Ward Wreckers! @Morgan Taliaferro had a beautiful idea to connect our community and also get in some healthy activity. We are going to start meeting at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern to do yoga sessions. We are going to talk about how frequently we want to do these meetings tomorrow during our first one, and you are all welcome to join us. Just bring yourselves, a yoga mat if you have one, and show up and stretch! 💞 We will also be discussing tomorrow during that meeting about a getting into a daily mindfulness practice that we would help one another, and anyone who wants to join us, be accountable to and in turn, create a circle where we encourage each other and prompt passion for health and mindfulness so that none of this feels like work, but a effortless drive towards growth and healing that we are all excited about practicing. 🤗🌻 Here is the link to the mindfulness practice we will be following once we get started in case anyone is curious. So, there will be a new meeting in the "Calendar" page on our Skool, and there will be our meeting for tomorrow at 12pm PST/3pm EST. You're all so invited! 😎