“I feel like you don’t get enough praise for how brave you’re being, I think a lot of people don’t really realise how much courage it takes to actively act against the thoughts you’re having.”
"I’m so, so glad that you’re here. The fact that you’ve clicked on this blog post shows that you still have fight left in you. I’m proud of you."
- Louisa, 19
Hope
"There will come a day, not too far from now, where you will look back at this time and be so glad that you stayed."
- Louisa, 19
Hope
"Your life is worth fighting for, and nothing will ever change this."
- Louisa, 19
Hope
"You deserve to show yourself the kindness that you give to others, and you are worthy of beautiful things."
- Louisa, 19
Self-care
"It was the best and bravest thing that I ever did for myself. I am here, I am living, and I’m happy that I am. Give yourself time - with patience and gentleness, you will get here too."
- Louisa, 19
Bravery
"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."
- Beauty and the Beast
Courage
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."
- Mark Twain
Courage
"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."
- Tracee Ellis Ross
Courage
"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Courage
"Courage, dear heart."
- C.S. Lewis
Courage