🌻 Sophie’s Note 📝: There have been many posts lately both on the Page and Group of people sharing their stories and that they are struggling. Please know that I respect every one of them. Thank you for your courage to be vulnerable. Thank you for your trust in this Community. Please be strong ⚡️ my friends, the storm ⛈ will pass, and you will shine 🌟 again. YOU ARE NOT ALONE 💜 . I’m glad that you found this Page&Group. I’m glad that you found us here.

A big thanks 🙏 😊 ❤️ for those who are replying the posts and comments on the Page and on the Group. You have helped build this place into a REAL COMMUNITY 🤗 ❤️ 🤗 where people feel SAFE, ACKNOWLEDGED, HEARD, and UNDERSTOOD.

Together, let’s fight the stigma of mental illness and support each other to get in recovery 🤗

Thank you 😊 Grazie 😊 Merci 😊

❤️- 🌻 Sophie

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At WorkWithTheBrainYouHave (this FB Page) and http://www.LetsConnectProject.com (our social venture project), this is what believe “Mental Health Recovery” means:

Recovery means being able to create and live a meaningful life and contribute to our community, even with (having) our mental health issues.

Recovery is about all of our life, not just our symptoms. It involves:

• finding hope, and developing self-esteem and resilience

• having a sense of purpose and meaning in our life

• building healthy relationships

• gaining independence

Recovery is not the same as a cure.

Adapted from: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-health-recovery

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