Resilience/Mental Health – The Neurodiversity Trailblazer

I want to open up about my mental health and the resilience that helped me get through it. Throughout my entire life, I always struggled with anxiety. I currently am in the process of overcoming depression that has come and gone. As humans, we all need to persevere with struggles and mental health is truly no joke. It is something that is under the radar and honestly this is the first time I am opening up about it. Sometimes I worry if I open up it will effect my teaching career, affect my abilities to foster older kids and teens and my relationships. However, I am wrong because the more I open up, the more I can help reach out to those who are going through the same thing and can help connect with them and understand them better than someone who is not grappling with mental health. In a world where everything is competitive, it can make it easy to forget about those needing more support and asking for help is no shame. Asking for help makes you stronger and it is making me more resilient. As I write this, I am reflecting on a pivot in this blog to help inspire others who are grappling with their mental health as well and finding healthy ways for healing.