During the late summer of 2005, I found myself homeless. I spent two weeks in an overnight shelter in the city of Camden, New Jersey.
Tag: mental-health
Paying Some Attention to a Homeless Guy May Just Have Helped to Save His Life
When I was 16, I worked at a law firm downtown as a summer intern. Every day, I’d go get lunch from this row of
Listen to a Living Book at the ‘Human Library’
The old saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” remains as true now as it always has been. An initiative to fight against prejudice,
A Man Named Ben Saved my Life – by CMKV
I called a suicide hotline on November 17, 2011, and a man named Ben saved my life. I entered a partial inpatient program on
One Simple Act of Kindness May Just Have Prevented a Suicide
Source: PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project with a hugely popular website, created by Frank Warren, where people from all over the world
They are Me and I am Them by Liz Droge-Young
Searching for compassion post-hospitalization and finding unexpected differences in Depression Bipolar Support Alliance. I spent a week and a half in a cradle of healing
The Skeptic’s Guide to Meditation
ABC News anchor, Dan Harris, had a panic attack on live TV back in 2004. What was the most embarrassing moment of his life also
I Decided to “Come out of the Closet” About Suicidal Depression – By Billy Arrowsmith.
Coming out of the Closet About Suicidal Depression by Billy Arrowsmith. I decided to “come out of the closet” about suicidal depression on Facebook when
This Is My Sign Of Depression – Social Experiment (Video)
‘Will Is Everything’ (Alan) wrote: “First and foremost I was acting the entire video these are not my actual thoughts; I am not depressed. The
A Letter of Love – Dear Grandpa…
A Letter of Love by Hannah Chute Dear Grandpa, Hey it’s Hannah, I’m your granddaughter. I’m the blonde girl in the pictures we put
Children With Autism at the Annual Surfers Healing Camp
Kids with autism got to splash around and catch some waves. The children were participating in the 6th annual Surfers Healing Camp, an event that
Just a Simple Human Being Trying to Save Others From Suicide
The geologist Azusa Hayano, 66, who has spent most of his life in and around the forest ( Aokigahara Forest, at the base of Mount Fuji,
Love in the Mirror
Jonas Corona is truly an amazing young man… Jonas, now 6, began volunteering when he was just 4 years old by feeding homeless people on
Homeless Man Wins Lottery and Plans To Use Some of the Money to Help Others
Unemployed, in debt and facing another year living on the streets in Hungary, László Andraschek spent his last remaining coins on a lottery ticket. Now
That Extra Push – GUEST POST
That Extra Push by Madison Hill Allow me to begin by saying that I love my mom dearly—she is everything to me. She was diagnosed
Passengers Help a Woman Who Has Just Tried to Cut Her Wrist – [WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT]
It has been reported that this Chinese woman tried to commit suicide with a fruit knife on a bus. Passengers immediately took action to help
Toddler With Down Syndrome Proves What Makes You Different Is What Makes You Beautiful
Tara McCallan wants her little girl to know that different is beautiful. Her 1-year-old daughter, Pip, has Down syndrome. Pip and her 2-year-old brother, Noal,
Please Don’t Throw Up
Charidy shared this photo and wrote: “A heart-breaking but also beautiful note left in the bathroom by a mother of a girl with bulimia. We
They’ve Found Mike and His Name is Neil
In a previous post titled ‘Finding Mike‘ we shared the story of a man, Jonny Benjamin, who was searching for the kind stranger that persuaded
Being Kind to Yourself – Practicing Meditation
Whether you are Atheist, Christian, Muslim, Agnostic, Jewish, Humanist, Buddhist or even a Jedi, already strong in the ways of the force, you can and
Finding Mike.
A man is searching for the kind stranger who persuaded him not to jump off a bridge into the River Thames in 2008. Jonny Benjamin
Dear ‘Daddy’ in Seat 16C
Dear “Daddy,” I don’t know your name, but Kate called you “daddy” for the entire flight last week and you kindly never corrected her. In
10 Photos To Remind You That Life Is Precious
Source: Charidy.com & Reddit
