Creating Art Journal Pages

Creating Art Journal Pages

I STILL MATTER’S MISSION IS TO FOSTER MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALING THROUGH ART AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. Art journaling is fun and it’s something anyone can do! Journaling is a great coping skill and puts us in place where we can slow down our breathing and become more present. These photos are from our most recent […]

The Aftermath of Suicide

The Aftermath of Suicide

The last time I saw my father, I was boarding a train. I took the Amtrak route from his city to my mother’s city an hour north, every other weekend. This is what custody battles do. Twenty-two years later, the memory of our last moment together is as hazy as day tamped down by the […]

The Ferris Bueller Theory

The Ferris Bueller Theory

The Ferris Bueller Theory: Making the most out of life despite our struggles To my fellow people struggling with mental illness: don’t wait to be happy. I was covering a college graduation for my job a few days ago (I’m a reporter) and I looked around at all the graduates. Their smiling, hopeful faces brought […]

Motherhood and Mental Illness

Motherhood and Mental Illness

For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a mom. I was always the mom when my friends and I played house. I remember asking for and receiving a baby doll for many Christmases, even my tenth when my obsession with motherhood outweighed even my growing passion for soccer. I felt […]