Disclaimer: Facilitated writing, recovery, and self-reflection can be powerful tools—but they’re not meant to replace professional or communal care. This work depends on a healthy whole: the self in relationship with others, the body tended alongside the mind, the story connected to a wider world.

If you are in crisis, please contact local emergency services:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.) — call or text 988

SAMHSA Treatment Referral Helpline — 1-800-662-4357

National Domestic Violence Hotline — 1-800-799-7233 or thehotline.org

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