“Circles of Hope” group @UNF

“Circles of Hope” group @UNF

We’ve been working on our Circles of Hope art project for Cross Lake for about a month. Each circle takes from 10-15 minutes, depending on the detail. Around 45 people have taken part in the project and we currently have 145 completed circles! That’s around 29 total hours some committed individuals have invested in this […]

First Coast Girls Initiative Workshop

First Coast Girls Initiative Workshop

Recently, I Still Matter was invited to host a workshop at the First Coast Girls Initiative. The workshop was title “Advocacy is Healing” and featured guest speaker, Lydia Joyner. Lydia is an inspirational writer with a story to tell about growing up in foster care. Her book is titled Little Wild Thang and you can […]

Recovery Isn’t Always Pretty

Recovery Isn’t Always Pretty

Living in recovery isn’t always pretty and perfect. When I think of living in recovery an image pops into my mind of a silhouetted female figure doing an awesome yoga pose at sunset. As a matter of fact, Google “recovery” (I just did) and scroll down the images. You’ll find people along with silhouetted sunsets. […]

Will This Last? Acute vs Chronic Mental Health

Will This Last? Acute vs Chronic Mental Health

By: Megan Neilsen, LCSW Throughout our lives, we all experience trials, tribulations, stress, loss, grief, trauma, and hardship. There is not a person walking this Earth that cannot name a difficult time or phase in their life. When posed the question, “What was the worst day of your life?”, most people can recount a day […]